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                        |   | 02.09.2021 Consultation with chamber-exchange heads and entrepreneurs in Şanlıurfa
 
   The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the consultation meeting with chamber and commodity exchange presidents as well as women and young entrepreneurs who participated in Şanlıurfa Regional Development, Investment, Cooperation Forum and Fair. |  | 
                                
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                        |   | 02.09.2021 Turkey outperforms US and EU countries in card spending
 
   According to the Expenditures Survey conducted by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) and Visa, as of the first months of 2021 (January-April), card spending increased by 41% compared to the same period last year. e-Commerce, debit cards and contactless payment were the 3 stars of card spending, which continued to grow in the second wave of the pandemic. |  | 
                                
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                        |   | 01.09.2021 Time to work together for production, investment
 
   The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu evaluated the growth figures for the second quarter of the year announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT). |  | 
                                
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                        |   | 30.08.2021 Hisarcıklıoğlu visited the Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Germany
 
   The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited the Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Germany (DIHK). Hisarcıklıoğlu met with DIHK CEO Dr. Martin Wansleben, where he consulted on world affairs, German, Turkey-Germany bilateral relations and relations with the EU. |  | 
                                
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                        |   | 29.08.2021 The victory of August 30 is a day of pride in our history
 
   TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stressed in a message issued on August 30th Victory Day that this historic day is the clearest expression of our nation's independence and will to live together.
“Our history has shown that our nation has not lived under the yoke of anyone, in captivity, and cannot. The Battle of the Commander-in-Chief, which was won under the most difficult conditions, is the best example of this.”
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                        |   | 28.08.2021 We lost Yerköy CCI President Mehmet Kaya
 
   Mehmet Kaya, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yerköy Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has passed away. The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu expressed his condolences to family of the deceased and the business community.
Hisarcıklıoğlu expressed his sadness at Kaya's death, stating that Mehmet Kaya has performed important services both for the business community in his region and for the TOBB community.
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