Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Ali Kopuz, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), attended the “Türkiye-Iran Business Forum” hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex within the scope of Iranian President Ibrahim Reisi's visit to Türkiye.​

A Ministry of Industry-TOBB Consultation meeting was held with the participation of İlker Murat Ar, Director General of Industry, to evaluate the issues that the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) and the Ministry of Industry and Technology work together in the field of industry.​

The first of the “Chamber/Exchange Secretary General Meetings” organized to evaluate the practices regarding the Chamber/Exchange legislation was held with Konya provincial and district Chambers/Exchanges.​

The report of the “Open Source Software Sector Workshop” organized by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Software Council was published.​

Vocational Education Policy Document Workshop was held at Adapazarı Sezginler Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School Application Hotel on January 16-18 with the participation of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye and relevant institutions and organizations.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Chamber/Exchange Council Members Information Seminar, spanning the days of January 20-21, 2024, started at TOBB Twin Towers.​

Trainings on post inspection of origin and circulation documents and preferential and non-preferential rules of origin were held in İstanbul, Kocaeli and Bursa on 16-18 January 2024 in the Marmara Region under the coordination of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB).​

In the year 2023 the number of newly established Companies and the number of sole proprietorships decreased by 8,3% and 26,6% while the number of cooperatives increased by 61,3% with respect to the same period of the year 2022.​

Circular Economy Conference was held with the participation of Seyit Ardıç, Member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB).​

The 4th International İstanbul Geographical Indications Summit was held in İstanbul with the main theme of “Local Value is Global Value,” hosted by Metro Türkiye, in cooperation with the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office and the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB).​