Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Houseware Council Meeting and Presidential Board Election was held in İstanbul, chaired by TOBB Executive Board Vice President Ali Kopuz.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Food Industry Council convened via video conference under the chairmanship of Council President Necdet Buzbaş, with the participation of TOBB Executive Board Member Işınsu Kestelli.​

The TOBB Türkiye Tourism Council Meeting was held online, chaired by Council President Erkan Yağcı and attended by TOBB Board Members Hakan Ülken and Ali Çandır. During the meeting, a general assessment of 2025 was made, issues awaiting resolution for 2026 were discussed, and a roadmap for the Council's work was drawn up. ​

The TOBB Türkiye Chemical Industry Council Meeting was held in Istanbul with the participation of TOBB Board Member İbrahim Burkay and TOBB Türkiye Chemical Industry Council Chairman Timur Erk.​

The Women Writing the Future Project Artificial Intelligence Program Graduation Ceremony, carried out in collaboration with the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), Turkcell, and the Türkiye Artificial Intelligence Initiative, was held in İstanbul with the participation of TOBB Board Member Işınsu Kestelli and TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Supreme Council Members.​

The Domestic Product Certificate Regulation Company Information Webinar was held online with the participation of Ceyhan Çelik, Head of the Regulation Department of the Public Procurement Authority, and Mustafa Kemal Günay, Head of the Real Sector Research, Development, and Application Department.​

The Tax Advisory Board of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) convened on December 23, 2025, with the participation of TOBB Board Member Zeki Kıvanç and chaired by Board Chairman Fatih Dural.​

Parviz Sodiki, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan in Ankara, and Daler Gairatov, Commercial Attaché, visited the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) and met with Mustafa Bayburtlu, Deputy Secretary General of TOBB. During the meeting, Türkiye-Tajikistan economic and trade relations were discussed. ​

The Turkey-Oman Roundtable Meeting was hosted by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) with the participation of Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion of Oman Qais Mohammed Al Yousef, TOBB Board Member Faik Yavuz, and TOBB Board Member Seyit Ardıç.​

During the first eleven months of the year 2025 the number of newly established Companies and the number of cooperatives decreased by 1,8% and 32,3% while the number of sole proprietorships increased by 11,7% according to the same period of the year 2024.​