Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Turkish business community is discussing cooperation opportunities with Gulf countries, a market with a total GDP of 1.7 trillion USD. A delegation of 250 businessmen lead by TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu will attend the business and investment forum in Bahrain. Close to 300 companies from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members Bahrain, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia as well as 60 Turkish companies operating in these countries will seek partnership and cooperation opportunities.​

Adıyaman Office of the Credit Guarantee Fund (KGF) and TSE Adıyaman Provincial Office were opened with the attendances of TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and Customs and Commerce Minister Bülent Tüfenkci at the Adıyaman CCI service building.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and Customs and Commerce Minister Bülent Tüfenkci visited the Adıyaman Commodity Exchange and met with Exchange Chair Mahmut Fırat.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said in his address at the opening of the Adıyaman TOBB Girls Anatolian Imam Hatip High School built by TOBB, that it is a source of great happiness to have been able to gift Adıyaman with such an important school and wished the students success.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the opening of the 2nd Adıyaman Building and Construction Expo held at the Adıyaman Congress and Expo Center.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, during the opening of the Kahramanmaraş – Onikişubat TOBB Science High School and its 200 capacity dormitory, stated that they are overjoyed to have built a school for the city.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, in his October 29th Republic Day address, said, “We are celebrating the 93rd anniversary of our Republic, which is the central value which will carry us forward in the race of civilization. The respect for the will of the nation is the greatest wisdom.”​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, in his address during the Kahramanmaraş Chamber/Exchange Joint Meeting at the Kahramanmaraş CCI, said, “Domestically and internationally, everyone must know that this nation will not allow the country to be torn apart. We will continue to invest and produce despite terrorism. No-one can stop us.”​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu opened the Zabun Residence which will be run by Kahramanmaraş women entrepreneurs as a part of the project by Kahramanmaraş Women Entrepreneurs Council, Kahramanmaraş CCI and Eastern Mediterranean Development Agency to restore the Zabun Residence.​

Attended by TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, the final declaration for the 9th Meeting of the Investment Advisory Council for Turkey held under the auspices of the Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım stated, “We have observed discrepancies between the perceived and actual conditions of Turkey as an investment location. We advise that the government utilize better channels of communication with the international business community. The Investment Advisory Council for Turkey pledges to work with the government to amend this situation.”​