Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

During the first ten months of the year 2023 the number of newly established Companies and the number of sole proprietorships decreased by 5,7% and 24,2% while the number of cooperatives increased by 72,8% with respect to the same period of the year 2022.​

Climate Change and Adaptation Coordination Board convened at Ankara İlbank Social Facilities under the chairmanship of Mehmet Özhaseki, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change.​

Vocational Education Forum was held in Antalya on 21-22 November 2023 within the scope of the Operation on Improving the Quality of Vocational and Technical Education through the Establishment of Sectoral Centers of Excellence, financed by the European Union and the Republic of Türkiye, the operation beneficiary is the Ministry of National Education, General Directorate of Vocational and Technical Education and the contracting authority is the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Department of European Union Financial Assistance.​

Strategic Planning / Business Plans Risk Management Training was organized at TOBB on 15-16 November 2023 for the accredited Chambers / Exchanges for the 1st-2nd-5th-13th term within the scope of the Chamber / Exchange Accreditation System.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Acclimatization Council Meeting was held at TOBB Şefik Tokat Meeting Hall under the chairmanship of Selçuk Öztürk, TOBB Board Member responsible for the Council. Selçuk Öztürk, while emphasizing the value-added work done by the Türkiye Acclimatization Council, informed that the Council was supported with new members in the new term in order to make the Council’s work more active and efficient, and thanked the Council Presidium and Council members for the work done so far.​

The cooperation meeting between the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Creative Industries Council and a delegation from the Ministry of Civilization of the Republic of Azerbaijan was held in Ankara under the chairmanship of Council President Ali Ata Kavame, with the participation of Orxan Sadıqov, Reşad Azizov and their teams from the Azerbaijani government, Mehmet Günay, Deputy Director General for Foreign Promotion and Cultural Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Selçuk Yavuzkanat, Deputy Director General for Cinema of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Emire Çete, Head of Department, Duygu Yaygır, Head of Cultural Services and Creative Industries Department of the General Directorate of International Service Trade of the Ministry of Trade, and private sector representatives.​

Within the scope of the Project for the Establishment of a Business Dialogue Platform between Türkiye and the Member Countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) under the leadership of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) and in cooperation with Adana Chamber of Industry, Aydın Chamber of Commerce, Eskişehir Chamber of Industry and Trabzon Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a visit was made to Türkiye with the participation of relevant institutions/organizations and private sector representatives from 10 ASEAN member countries.​

Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat met with representatives of non-governmental organizations of the business world at the Haliç Congress Center within the scope of the “Business World Consultation Meeting.”​

Hakan Ülken, Member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), emphasized that as TOBB, they are working to solve the problems faced by insurance agencies and to ensure professional institutionalization and development, and said that they provide all necessary support for agencies and their personnel to specialize and provide better quality service to the insured.​

The Medical Device Regulation (MDR) Information Panel was hosted by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Medical Council in Ankara with the participation of TOBB Board Member Seyit Ardıç, Turkish Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (TİTCK) Officials, Turkish Standards Institute (TSE) Officials, Ministry of Trade General Directorate of Export Officials, non-governmental organizations and private sector representatives from various cities.​