Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu met with Labor and Social Security Minister Süleyman Soylu at the business luncheon held at TOBB.​

Stating that Iran is both our neighbor and natural trade partner, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “The most recent change which draws attention in Tehran is the abundance of foreign delegations. It is impossible to book hotels. When we were there, delegations from Italy, Romania and Australia were also present in the city.” The visit, which proved positive, also received a message that, “We must work together,” from Iran.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Chair Khalid Almoayyed signed an agreement for the development of bilateral trade and economic relations.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu received the League of Arab Nations Turkey Representation Office Ambassador Mohammed Fatah Al Naciri at his office.​

TOBB and Turkey – EU JAC Co-Chair M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu met with Turkey – EU JAC Co-Chair Annie Van Wezel at TOBB.​

Republic of Kyrgyzstan’s Ambassador to Ankara, Prof. İbrahim Cunusov visited the President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “Gebze has a population of 350,000 with a registered employed population of 310,000. This is extraordinary, there is no other city like it in Turkey.”​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “Per capita income is presently around 10,000 USD. If we want to increase this number, if we want to bring it up to 25,000, we must turn to high tech products. That depends on being able to do business with places like CERN and nuclear plants.”​

Attending the Aegean Region Industry Chamber (EBSO) Successful Industrialists Award Ceremony, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu pointed out that the government has given two pieces of good news for food-based industry, saying, “Warehousing in agriculture is being transferred over to the private sector. The storage of goods will be conducted by licensed warehouses. The way has been opened for product specialized exchanges. We thank them for these two pieces of good news.”​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, Customs and Commerce Minister Bülent Tüfekci and the chamber and exchange presidents accompanying them visited the İzmir Chamber of Commerce.​