Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The European Green Deal (EGD) Workgroup, consisting of technical experts and decision-makers of the sectors most expected to be affected by the European Green Deal, convened with the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Commerce and the Climate Change Directorate.​

The Accreditation Officer Training Program, which started with 10 pilot Accredited Chambers/Exchanges selected within the scope of Chamber/Exchange Accreditation System studies, continued with project presentations of third module trainings.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) held a consultation meeting to discuss the mining sector, as well as representatives of the Chamber's Mining Professional Committees and public institutions/organizations.​

The Tax Advisory Council of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) convened by video conference under the chairmanship of Council President Fatih Dural. ​

Chaired by Nurten Öztürk, Women Entrepreneurs Council President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), the thirty-first meeting of TOBB Provincial Women Entrepreneurs Council was held with TOBB Eskişehir and TOBB Malatya Women Entrepreneur Councils with the participation of TOBB Provincial Women Entrepreneurs Board Members and Provincial Board Members.​

Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Turkey Automotive Industry Council meeting, with the participation of TOBB Board Member Davut Çetin and TOBB Deputy Secretary General Cengiz Delibaş, convened under the chairmanship of Council President Cengiz Eroldu to discuss the problems of the sector.​

TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Council Western Mediterranean Regional meeting was held online. Regional Representative and TOBB Antalya Women Entrepreneurs Council President Serap Kocaoğlu chaired the meeting attended by the provincial heads of the region; Berna Tokman (Afyonkarahisar), Sevim Zorlu (Burdur) and Zuhal Emine Büyükçulcu (Isparta).​

A consultation meeting was held under the chairmanship of Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank and Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Dönmez on the difficulties in energy supply for industrial sectors.​

Credit Guarantee Fund (KGF) Information Seminar was held online. The seminar, which was held in cooperation with the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey and the Credit Guarantee Fund, discussed the introduction of the Credit Guarantee Fund and the functioning of the bail system, current treasury-backed bail packages and equity and foreign-sourced support packages.​

In the year 2021 the number of newly established companies increased by 8.3% while the number cooperatives and the number of sole proprietorships decreased by 3,1% and 11,2% with respect to the previous year.​