Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Attending the foundation laying ceremony of the Tourism Faculty which will be built by the Manavgat Chamber of Commerce and Industry, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu reported that Manavgat’s tourism potential offsets the current deficit by 4.5 billion USD.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and Türk-İş Chairman Ergün Atalay were received by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu at his office. The meeting took place at the Çankaya Palace closed to the press during which the G20 Leaders Summit and B20 Meeting which will be chaired by TOBB in November in Antalya as well as the L20 Meeting which will be chaired by Türk-İş.​

Giresun Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chair Hasan Çakırmelikoğlu and Giresun Commodity Exchange Chair Temel Yanıkoğlu, accompanied by their secretaries general, visited TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu.​

Karabük Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chair Tuncay Özcan, Karabük University Rector Prof. Dr. Refik Polat and Karabük PM Osman Kahveci visited TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization (KOSGEB) Chairman Recep Biçer at his office. Hisarcıklıoğlu engaged Recep Biçer who was appointed as chairman following the leaving of Mustafa Kaplan in recent months, in conversation and presented him with a copy of the Book of Dede Korkut compiled and published by TOBB.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu reported that, as a result of the 131 courses opening during UMEM Ability’10 term of July 2015, 2,200 would receive vocational training and find employment upon successful completion of their courses.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu Competition Council Chairman Prof. Dr. Ömer Torlak at his office.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited TSE Chairman Sebahittin Korkmaz at his office. Matters of cooperation between the two institutions were discussed during the meeting. TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu expressed TOBB’s wish to increase its cooperation with TSE in terms of scope and composition.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, as a part of his Kayseri program, met with Bünyan Chamber of Commerce Council Members and visited the Chamber. Hisarcıklıoğlu, stating that investors would not come to the counties unless there was a distinct difference between developed provincial centers and developing counties and stated that they anticipate the reorganization of the in incentives system to differentiate between province and counties.​

Prominent figures of the city have convened to discuss the international fair grounds planned to be built in Kayseri. Also attending the meeting was TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu. Speaking at the meeting presided by Governor Orhan Düzgün, TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized the importance of the fair grounds for the city, pointing to examples in Germany.​