Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

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.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited Moldova on the 8th and 9th of October, 2017, with a delegation accompanying him. Hisarcıklıoğlu met with Turkish entrepreneurs in the Republic of Moldova during his first visit to the country in cooperation with the Chisinau Turkish Embassy.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarciklioglu and Ambassador of Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Ankara, Walid Bin Abdul Karim al-Khereiji, met at lunch organized in TOBB.​

TOBB representative Hakan Kızıltoprak was elected Chairman of the Industrial Contact Representatives Board of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu congratulated Kızıltoprak and said, “It is imperative for sustainable success at CERN to increase the human power and take collective steps with public institutions. This is an indication of our successful interactions with CERN. TOBB CERN Industry Liaison Office provides support at every step for our industrialists in CERN public tenders.”​

M. Rifat Hisarciklioglu, President of the Turkish Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB), who assessed the US and Turkey's visa requirements said, “Turkey and the United States, the strongest members of NATO have strong relations founded on economic, social and political aspects. The strength of this relationship gives us hope that the issue will be resolved through dialogue. We believe that the problem will be overcome in a short period through the diplomatic processes.” ​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said in his speech at the Turkey-Venezuela Business Forum that their bilateral trade volume of 350mn USD has fallen to 83mn USD in the last 3 years due to troubles, “We believe and hope that Venezuela Turkey can create much stronger partnerships.”​