Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Cosmetics and Hygiene Products Industry Council Meeting was held at TOBB Istanbul Service Building under the chairmanship of Ahmet Pura, Chairman of the Council with the participation of Cengiz Günay, Member of the Board of Directors of TOBB, with the intense interest of senior representatives of the private sector, public and non-governmental organizations.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Real Sector R&D and Implementation Department visited Prof. Dr. Muhammed Zeki Durak, President of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office.​

Faik Yavuz, Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), was received by the President of the Republic of Maldives Dr. Mohamed Muizzu at the Çankaya Mansion. During the meeting, issues of strengthening bilateral trade and investment relations were discussed. ​

Within the scope of the Registry Academy Project, which is carried out in cooperation with TOBB and the Ministry of Trade, General Directorate of Domestic Trade in order to ensure unity of practice and increase the service quality of trade registry directorates, the joint meeting of the sub-workgroups formed regarding the Trade Registry Practices Handbook module was held under the chairmanship of Dr. Ahmet Can Balak, Deputy General Directorate of Domestic Trade, and hosted by TOBB on 24-25.11.2023.​

On November 23, 2023, Seyit Ardıç, Member of the Board of Directors representing the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye, attended the Trade Facilitation Coordination Committee General Assembly Meeting held at the Ministry of Trade. At the meeting, Mr. Ardıç conveyed TOBB's views on the Trade Facilitation 2024-2028 Action Plan. ​

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.​