Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

TOBB Turkey Clothing and Ready-made Garment Council held its Council Chair Election Meeting in İstanbul presided over by TOBB Board Member İbrahim Burkay. As the only candidate Turkey Clothing Industry Association Chair Şeref Fayat was unanimously elected as Council Chair. ​

TOBB Turkey Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Council meeting took place in Ankara to discuss the issues facing the sector. During the meeting, current issues, possible solutions and legislative changes were discussed.​

TOBB Turkey Durable Consumer Goods Council held its September meeting at the TOBB Twin Towers, presided over by Council Vice Chair Ahmet Kaya. During the meeting a presentation by prominent foundations on the subject of home appliance exports was given.​

The expo sector has locked onto the goal of becoming the meeting platform of the global business community and branding. TOBB Turkey Expo Council Chair Cihat Alagöz emphasized the fact that incentives provided by KOSGEB would bring momentum to international expos organized in Turkey.​

The SME Information Site was visited by 40,855 people in August 2016. The total number of hits between September 2015 and August 2016, a period of one year, was 488,431.​​​​

TOBB Board Vice President İbrahim Çağlar attended the round table meeting of TOBB and the US Chamber of Commerce held in New York with the attendance of Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci. Speaking at the meeting attended by the representatives of prominent US companies, İbrahim Çağlar provided information regarding the efforts to proliferate economic relations with the US Chamber of Commerce since 2012 in light of the coup attempt of July 15th as well as general information in regards to Turkey’s economy.​

Following the resignation of the Denizli Chamber of Commerce (Denizli CC) Chair Necdet Özer, Aydın CC Chair Hakan Ülken has taken over as a Member of the Board of Directors of TOBB in his stead. ​

2,255 capacity reports verified in August by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey.​

TOBB Board Member and Bursa CCI Chair İbrahim Burkay attended the Development Minister Lütfi Elvan’s 19-21 September Kuwait and Qatar visit.​

TOBB – MEYBEM Vocational Proficiency and Certification Centers have been authorized to provide examination and certification in 7 new professions.​