Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Sarp Kalkan and Mustafa Bayburtlu, Deputy General Secretaries of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), participated in the B20 U.S. Leaders’ Meeting, which was held online under the chairmanship of Suzanne Clark, CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and conveyed TOBB’s views and B20 initiatives. ​

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.​

Ahead of the 82nd General Assembly of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), the committees and councils within TOBB held separate meetings with the participation of members of the TOBB Board of Directors.​

The Türkiye Chemical Industry Council’s Election Meeting was held in İstanbul with the participation of İbrahim Burkay, a member of the TOBB Board of Directors.​

The “Digital Life Made Easy” Project, implemented in partnership with the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Habitat Association, and Türk Telekom, held its first training session of the new term hosted by the Erzurum Chamber of Commerce and Industry.​

Azizbek Z. Salahiddinov, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, visited TOBB and met with TOBB Deputy Secretary General Mustafa Bayburtlu. The meeting, during which ideas were exchanged regarding future activities, was also attended by Alijon Aliyev, the Embassy’s Chief of Trade and Economic Affairs, and Kamile Alijonova, the Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission. ​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) HVAC Council held a meeting in Istanbul with a packed agenda.​

The meeting of the Mining Council of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) was held under the chairmanship of Council President İbrahim Halil Kırşan, with the participation of TOBB Board Member Şaban A. Karamehmetoğlu, who is responsible for the Council, and Mustafa Koç and Uğur Mavi, Deputy Directors General of Guidance and Inspection at the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.​

Şahin Bilgiç, Chairman of the TOBB High Disciplinary Board, attended the Halal Expo, which was held as part of the “Russia–Islamic World: Kazan Forum 2026” in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.​

Şahin Bilgiç, Chairman of the TOBB High Disciplinary Board, participated in the opening of the 6th International Chamber of Commerce and Industry Forum and the panel discussion titled “The Digital Transformation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry System in Russia. Experience in Applying Artificial Intelligence Technologies in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry System.”​