Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Chambers of Commerce Council President Gürsel Baran attended the meeting on Understanding the Disaster Risks of the Turkish Disaster Risk Reduction Platform at the AFAD Directorate Congress Hall. ​

The number of newly established companies and the number of cooperatives increased by 6,32% and 56,10% while the number of sole proprietorships and decreased by 8,46% according to the previous month.​

The Tax Advisory Council of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) convened on August 18th, 2020, via video conference under the chairmanship of Council President Fatih Dural with the participation of TOBB Board Member Zeki Kıvanç.​

The Freight Delivery Instruction Form meeting was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Minister of Commerce Reza Tuna Turagay. The meeting, which saw participation from all parties of the sector, was attended by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Board Vice President and İMEAK Maritime Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board Tamer Kıran and TOBB Deputy Secretary General Cengiz Delibaş. At the meeting where the Freight Delivery Form was evaluated from different perspectives, it was decided that the matter should be discussed after further examination. ​

The Ufuk2020 Program Monitoring and Guidance Board, which was established to determine strategies and actions to ensure the effective operation of the Framework Programs of the European Union in Turkey, to mobilize, encourage, inform, support the main R&D and innovation actors within the framework of the designated Strategy, was carried out with the participation of TUBITAK Chairman Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal and Deputy Foreign Minister Faruk Kaymakcı.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Tax Advisory Council convened via video conference with the participation of TOBB Board Member Zeki Kivanç under the Council President Fatih Dural on August 4, 2020. ​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Leather and Leather Products Industry Council convened online under TOBB Board Member Zeki Kıvanç for its first meeting of the new term.​

The number of geographically marked products registered by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) has reached 206 and the number applications has reached 197.​

A meeting was held to evaluate the Collection of the Recovery Participation Share (GEKAP) and the Sanctions to be applied on 29.07.2020 with the participation of Zeki Kıvanç, Member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), Fatih Dural, Chairman of the TOBB Tax Advisory Council, and some council members. ​

Representing the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), TOBB Board Member M. Cihat Lokmanoğlu attended the Turkey-Italy JETCO Preparatory Meeting organized within the scope of the Business Forum and gave a speech.​