Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

In his statement regarding the 169th anniversary of the establishment of the Turkish Police Department, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that the police are the protectors of the democratic order and our safety, “The respect and love we hold for our police are, in fact, the reflection of the sentiments we harbor for our government and people. The police department is the stalwart protector of this country’s democratic order.”​

TOBB President and EUROCHAMBRES Vice President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the EU – Gulf Arab Cooperation Council (GCC) Financial Relations conference held by EUROCHAMBRES at the European Parliament.​

Speaking at the Turkey – EU Customs Union Assessment Report Launch meeting, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that the World Bank Report vindicates the arguments of the Turkish private sector in regards to the problems they have voiced for years, “The Turkish private sector should not be subject to unfair competition from within or without the Customs Union and Turkey should be made party to FTA negotiations with third parties including the USA simultaneously.”​

Ireland’s Ambassador to Turkey, Kenneth Thompson visited TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu at his office. Having taken up office in Ankara for the last 2 years, Ireland Ambassador Thomson told TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu that the economic relations between their two countries had not yet reached their full potential and that they are ready to improve upon these relations.​

Malaysian Ambassador Amran Mohamed Zin visited TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu at his office. Congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment, Hisarcıklıoğlu expressed his wishes for the improvement and development of relations between the two countries.​

United Nations Turkey Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Program Turkey Resident Representative Kamal Malhotra visited TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu at his office. Approximately a year after assuming his post in Ankara, Malhotra presented his thanks to TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu for his cooperation with the United Nations.​

Attending the Board Meeting of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Tunisia, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu warned Islamic countries to take into consideration the new disposition of the world economy and prepare themselves accordingly while expressing that customs taxes, quotas and all such extra-tariff procedures must be eliminated among the Islamic countries.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu met with the Turkish entrepreneurs active in Tunisia in an event hosted by the Turkish Embassy in Tunisia.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu congratulated Alanya Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ALTSO) and the Ankara Chamber of Industry (ASO) 2nd and 3rd Organized Industry Zones for receiving their authorization to hold exams and give certification by the Vocational Proficiency Institution following in the footsteps of the Antalya Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ATSO) and ASO 1st OIZ.​

TOBB President and the Vice President of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, attended the ICCIA Board of Directors meeting held in Tunisia. Also attending the meeting were TOBB Board Members Necdet Özer and Selçuk Öztürk.​