Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

During the meeting of the TOBB Turkey Energy Council, convening under TOBB Executive Board İbrahim Çağlar, held in Istanbul, SANKO Enerji San. And Tic. Inc. Deputy Chairman İhsan Akyol was elected as Council Chair while Polat Enerji Industry and Commerce Co. Inc. CEO Gökmen Topuz and Enerjisa Enerji Co. Inc. Regulation and Institutional Relations Director Necmi Odyakmaz were elected as Vice Presidents.​

Following the great success of the eTIR Pilot Project between Turkey and Iran, Turkey is preparing plans for a new inter-modal trade corridor with Ukraine over the Black Sea.​

Turkey-Iran Agricultural Business Forum was attended by Food, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Faruk Celik and Iranian Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati and hosted by TOBB. Also present at the meeting was TOBB Treasurer Faik Yavuz representing TOBB.​

Turkish Foundry Industry Council convened for its ordinary council meeting with the attendances of Ministry of Economy General Directorate of Importation Department of Textile Surveillance and Protection Measures Director Murat Gören and Branch Manager Yavuz Gökçayır as well as Alper Kürşat Alkan and Sude Gürcan on behalf of the Ministry of Economy General Directorate of Foreign Investments.​

TOBB Board Member Memiş Kütükcü attended the 2nd Education Congress held in Antalya with the participation of the Minister of National Education İsmet Yılmaz. Speaking at the inauguration of the Education Congress, he said that the world is talking about Industry 4.0, and that the current administrative and education system are in danger of increasing unemployment in Turkey with the advent of Industry 4.0.​

TOBB Turkey Furniture Products Council convened in Ankara with the participation of high level representatives of public, private sector and non-governmental organizations, presided over by TOBB Board Member Şahin Bilgiç.​

TOBB Turkish Health Institutions Assembly, President of the Assembly in TOBB Twin Towers Seyit Karaca came to the presidency. Semiha Akdağ and Hacer Savaş, representing Social Security Institution, participated in the meeting as well as the Presidential Council and members of the council.​

The TOBB Turkish Education Council held its first meeting in 2016-17 with the participation of high-level representatives of the private sector and non-governmental organizations at the TOBB Twin Towers presided by the Council Chair Yusuf Ekinci.​

Vocational Education and Employment Mobilization (MEİS) meeting was held in Bilecik. As a part of the protocol, the meeting held at the Bilecik Chamber of Commerce and Industry with the attendances of the Chairman of the Board Buğra Levent, Council Speaker Mehmet Doğan Tunç, Vice Chair Hakan Bakıcı, Vice Chair Veli Çelik, Secretary General Bedri Öztürk of the Bozüyük Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bilecik Labor and Employment Agency Provincial Director Ayhan Tozan, Branch Manager Cemal Yiğit, Bilecik Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Mefail Ateş, Council Speaker Aynur, Council Deputy Speaker Turan Ağdağ, Board Member İlhan Karaçayır, Council Member Yüksel Gökçedağ and Deputy Secretary General Nahit Menteşe.​

The number of newly established companies, cooperatives and sole proprietorships decreased by %17,15, 33,87% and 18,13% respectively, according to the previous month.​