Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The 1st International Halal Accreditation Congress, held in Ankara from April 6–8, 2026, was organized with the participation of Minister of Trade Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat, President of the Halal Accreditation Agency Zafer Soylu, President of TIKA Abdullah Eren, Secretary-General of the Islamic Countries Standards and Metrology Institute (SMIIC), and representatives of the global halal accreditation system.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Mining Council convened under the chairmanship of Council President İbrahim Halil Kırşan, with the participation of Şaban A. Karamehmetoğlu, the TOBB Board Member responsible for the Council, and Fatih Ekmekçi, General Director of Environmental Impact Assessment, Permits, and Inspection.​

The TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Council (KGK) Eastern Anatolia Regional Meeting was held under the auspices of the Ardahan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.​

The meeting of the TOBB Türkiye Agriculture Council was attended by Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı, Deputy Minister Prof. Dr. Ahmet Gümen, TOBB Board of Directors Vice Chairman Ali Kopuz, TOBB Board of Directors Members Ali Çandır and Işınsu Kestelli, TOBB Secretary General Mustafa Saraçöz, TOBB Deputy General Secretary Cengiz Delibaş, along with numerous General Directors and senior bureaucrats from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, as well as sector representatives.​

An informational webinar on individual provisional registrations under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (KKDİK) Regulation was held online in collaboration between the Directorate General of Environmental Management, Department of Chemicals Management, under the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, and the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB).​

The “Capacity Report Expert Training,” which experts listed on the Chamber’s expert rosters—specifically those to be assigned to prepare Capacity Reports—were required to attend, was conducted online.​​

The TIR Committee of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) convened via videoconference, chaired by Tamer KIRAN, Vice Chairman of the TOBB Board of Directors, with the participation of TIR Committee members.​

The TOBB Türkiye Tourism Council Meeting, held online under the chairmanship of Council President Erkan Yağcı, began with opening remarks by TOBB Board of Directors members Ali Çandır and Hakan Ülken.​

Hosted by the Aydın Chamber of Industry and featuring Egemen Batmaz from the TOBB Environment Directorate, an informational meeting titled “Green Transition and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in Türkiye: Current Status and Next Steps” was held.​

Ahmet Nedim Erdem, Chairman of the Insurance Experts Executive Committee of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) - the legal representative of insurance experts operating in Türkiye - provided information regarding the Smart Expert Assignment System, a pilot program set to begin on April 1 in the provinces of Bursa and Ordu for Motor Vehicle Insurance (Comprehensive and Traffic Insurance). ​​