Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Reyhanlı Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Reyhanlı Commodity Exchange joint service building were opened with a ceremony. Speaking at the event, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized that Reyhanlı is Turkey's gateway to the Middle East and said, “Both politically and in terms of business, it is very important. Reyhanlı means Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait. Reyhanlı stands on very fertile lands. Everything grows from wheat to cabbage, from watermelon to zucchinis. Reyhanlı exports flowers to Europe.”​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu received Aydın Commodity Exchange Chairman Fevzi Çondur and accompanying board members. ​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited the Food, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba to talk about the future of agricultural markets together with the Minister of Customs and Trade Bülent Tüfenkci. ​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, assessing the enactment of the Labor Courts Draft Bill and the implementation of mandatory mediation practice, stressed that the conditions for mediation should be sought before bringing trade disagreements to court. Hisarcıklıoğlu thanked the ruling party and opposition parties for their contributions.​

As a part of his Kastamonu itinerary, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu met with Kastamonu University Rector Prof. Dr. Seyit Aydın and exchanged views.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, at the meeting on Turkey and the Economic Future of Kastamonu, Kastamonu was a center of Ottoman culture, having an exceptional history by its nature.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, at the meeting on Turkey and the Economic Future of Kastamonu, Kastamonu was a center of Ottoman culture, having an exceptional history by its nature.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited Kastamonu Governor Yaşar Karadeniz at his office.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu participated in the foundation-laying ceremony of the new service building of the Tosya Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Stating that Tosya meets one third of Turkey's demand for door, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “It is a city that has been a brand name in Turkey both in exports and in door production.”​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the funeral of TOBB ETU Hospital Health Advisory Board Member Asaf Mehmetbeyoğlu’s mother Sevim Mehmetbeyoğlu, who passed away at the age of 84.​