Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Former Customs and Trade Minister Bülent Tüfenkci and Malatya Battalgazi Mayor Selahattin Gürkan visited TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu. ​

Polatlı Chamber of Commerce Chairman Ulvi Sakarya, along with his delegation, visited TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu. ​

Ünye Chamber of Commerce and Industry President İrfan Akar and Unye Commodity Exchange President Mustafa Uslu visited TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu at his office. ​

A delegation composed of Antakya Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Hikmet Çinçin, Antakya Commodity Exchange Board Chairman Ali Celal Mursaloğlu, Iskenderun Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Levent Hakkı Yılmaz, Reyhanlı Commodity Exchange Board Chairman Bülent Karaca and Reyhanli Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Necmeddin Zaroğlu visited TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu at his office. ​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the Contributors to İznik Award Ceremony. Stating that despite a troubled period, winning a prize was not an easy task, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “I am proud of all my entrepreneur friends.”​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited Efendioğlu Marble Plants as a part of his Orhangazi itinerary. At the facilities owned by Orhangazi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Former Chairman of the Board Ergun Efendioğlu, Hisarcıklıoğlu, received information about the building and the works of the sector, wished the factory employees success and stressed the importance of the production.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the 5th Orhangazi Gedelek Pickle Festival. Speaking at the event, which was the first festival after registering geographical marker for the Orhangazi Gedelek Pickle, TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu praised the success of the Orhangazi district, claiming ownership of its product. Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “Today, it is not enough to produce. We need to produce brands and open up to the world. Orhangazi is now acting with this vision and doing a very good job.”​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, participating in the 4th Gemlik Olives Festival, urged for the branding of Gemlik olives, which has the best table olives in the world: “It is not enough to produce. We should be able to sell to the world as a brand.”​

Turkey-EU Business Dialogue Project begins. The project will be implemented by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) and the European Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Eurochambres) with European Union providing financial support. In this context, more than 100 projects will be implemented. Speaking at a press conference to promote the project, TOBB President and Eurochambres Vice President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “With this project, the European Union will provide more than 5 million euros to our Chambers and Commodity Exchanges. This project is also an attempt to revive the EU-Turkey relations, which cooled down in recent years.”​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the 104th Term Governorship Course TOBB Information Meeting and gave recommendations.​