Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Beverage Industry Council convened under the chairmanship of Ozan Diren, Council President, to discuss the issues on the agenda.​

The funeral of Zerrin Özdemir, the mother of Sivas Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Zeki Özdemir, who passed away, was laid to rest in Çınarcık Cemetery after the funeral prayer at Çınarcık Central Mosque in Yalova on July 9, 2024.​

A delegation led by Oudet Souvannavong, President of the Laos National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) visited the İstanbul Office of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB). During the visit, fruitful discussions were held with TOBB Vice President Tamer Kıran on cooperation opportunities.​

Regional representative and TOBB Nevşehir Women Entrepreneurs Council President Gülper Gündüz Yassı chaired the meeting in which TOBB Aksaray Women Entrepreneurs Council President Miray Koyuncu, TOBB Çankırı Women Entrepreneurs Council President Nagihan Özer Sarıbal, TOBB Eskişehir Women Entrepreneurs Council President Elif Gürkaynak, TOBB Karaman Women Entrepreneurs Council President Ahsen Toktay, TOBB Kırıkkale Women Entrepreneurs Council President Melek Sultan Tufan, TOBB Kırşehir Women Entrepreneurs Council President Özge Şenlik, TOBB Konya Women Entrepreneurs Council President Meryem Betül Özkardeş and TOBB Provincial KGK Executive Committee Members from the regional provinces participated. ​

Türkiye-EU High Level Trade Dialogue meeting was held in Brussels. The meeting, co-chaired by Minister of Trade Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat and Vice President of the European Commission Vladis Dombrovsks, was attended by TOBB, TİM, TÜSİAD, TİSK, DEİK, İKV, MÜSİAD and TURKONFED from Türkiye and the Brussels headquarters, business umbrella organizations Eurochambres, BusinessEurope and SME United.​

Within the framework of the provisions of the Domestic Goods Communiqué (SGM 2014/35) prepared by the Ministry of Industry and Technology in accordance with Article 63 of the Public Procurement Law No. 4734 and entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated September 13, 2014 and numbered 29118, 1,180 Domestic Goods Certificates were approved by TOBB in June 2024. In June 2024, there was a decrease of 5.4% (68 units) compared to June of the previous year. 1,148 of the Domestic Goods Certificates approved in June 2024 are active in the system.​

The delegation headed by Li Gang, Deputy Executive Director of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Demonstration Area Delegation (SCODA) of the People's Republic of China, was hosted by Tamer Kıran, Vice President of the Board of Directors of TOBB, at the TOBB İstanbul Office.​

TOBB Vice President Şekip Avdagiç met with a delegation of business people headed by Ambassador Jerzy Drodzy, Chief Advisor to the President of the Polish Chamber of Commerce. During the meeting, they exchanged views on Türkiye-Poland economic and trade relations. ​

The second of the TOBB Young Entrepreneurs Council Eastern Black Sea Regional Meetings was held at the Ordu Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted by Emrah Baş, President of the TOBB Ordu Young Entrepreneurs Council Executive Committee.​

The number of industrial capacity reports approved in the first 6 months of 2024 decreased by 2.9% compared to the same period last year.​