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14.12.2011
Our entrepreneurs no longer say ‘Can we do it?’ but instead, ‘I can do it best’
Speaking at the 10th Industry Congress held by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (İSO), TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that Turkey has passed a period of trust building in the last 10 years, saying, “The old ‘Can I do it?’ doubts are turning into ‘I can do it best.’ certainties.” Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that Turkey has proven the dynamism and resilience of its economy during the crisis, “While developed countries shook, we took the wind to our backs and moved full speed ahead.”
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13.12.2011
Hisarcıklıoğlu thanks President Basescu for urging the use of Turkish products
Speaking at the Turkish-Romanian Business Forum, TOBB and DEİK President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu thanked the Romanian President Traian Basescu for urging the use of Turkish products. Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized that important commercial steps could be taken in concert with Romania in the fields of logistics, energy and finance.
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10.12.2011
Hisarcıklıoğlu met with DEİK Chamber Representatives
TOBB / DEİK President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, speaking at the Local Solution Partners: DEİK Chamber Representation Offices meeting, touched on the importance of education, “We must develop ourselves further each day. You must know the world, your country, your province and your county well.”
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09.12.2011
“A new development model is required”
TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, giving a speech at the “Kayseri Industry Night” held by the Kayseri Chamber of Industry, said that he has come to Kayseri with high hopes after attending the Special Economy Zones Workshop in Gaziantep.
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09.12.2011
Where before, farming was only for subsistence, it has now become very profitable
Attending the Nizip Chamber of Commerce Mosaic Stones of the Economy Tax Awards Ceremony, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu related how farming used to be done was only for subsistence, “There’s big money in agriculture. Farming is done to prosper today. First, we need run inventory in agriculture. Nobody is quite sure how much Turkey produces of any crop. The fact that we don’t know how much we plant or what we plant cannot go on anymore.”
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09.12.2011
We require special economic zones for transition into high technology
Attending the Special Economic Zones on the Road to 2023 Workshop held in Gaziantep, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “We cannot be content with just a quantitative increase in the economy. We must succeed in the transition from mid class tech to high tech. At this junction, we need a new understanding of the special economic zones.”
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08.12.2011
Tunisian Ambassador to Ankara Rhouma visited Hisarcıklıoğlu
Tunisia’s newly appointed Ambassador to Ankara Mehrez Ben Rhouma visited TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu in his office. During the meeting, Tunisia’s economic state after the Jasmine Revolution and the Turkish-Tunisian OIZ planned to be built in Tunisia were discussed. Ambassador Rhouma invited TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu to visit Tunisia.
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08.12.2011
Medina Municipality President Al Hussain and Melih Gökçek visit TOBB
Medina Municipality President Abdulaziz bin Abdurrahman Al Hussain and Ankara Municipality President Melih Gökçek visited the TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu in his office. Hisarcıklıoğlu made a presentation detailing TOBB and its partnerships, stating that Turkey has come a long way from a trade volume of 15 billion dollars 30 years ago to 135 billion dollars today.
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