Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

TOBB has stepped forth to take the first step in broaching the 600,000,000€ CERN market for Turkish companies, taking on the first order. TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “This is the first step in a massive market. I am convinced many more Turkish companies will conduct much larger transactions. Innovation and high technology will play key roles in growing our economy. To this end, we put great importance on our partnership with CERN.”​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited Tekirdağ PM and Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs Commission Member Metin Akgün, Antalya PM and Public Works, Zoning, Transportation and Tourism Commission Member Çetin Osman Budak, Diyarbakır PM and Industry, Trade, Energy, Natural Resource, Information and Technology Speaker Galip Ensarioğlu, Mersin PM and Constitution Commission Member Oktay Öztürk, Ankara PM and TBMM Administrative Affairs Supervisor Ahmet Gündoğdu, Çorum PM and TBMM Administrative Affairs Supervisor Salim Uslu and Malatya PM and Foreign Affairs Commission Chair Başkanı Taha Özhan and wished them success.​

Visiting Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Berat Albayrak at his office, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu extended him his well wishes.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) was mentioned 28,114 times in printed press regarding economy news in relation to unions, associations and chambers in 2015.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu took over the role of Turkey – EU Joint Arbitration Committee (JAC) Co-Chair from TESK Chair Bendevi Palandöken.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited Van PM, National Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Commission Chair Beşir Atalay, Ankara PM, Security and Intelligence Commission Chair Emrullah İşler, Diyarbakır PM, Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs Commission Member Ebubekir Bal, Konya PM, Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs Commission Member Muhammet Uğur Kaleli, Gaziantep PM, Planning and Budget Commission Member Nejat Koçer, Kahramanmaraş PM, Internal Affairs Commission Chair Celalettin Güvenç and Gümüşhane PM, Environment Commission Chair Cihan Pektaş and extended his well wishes in their new assignments.​

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Turkey National Committee Board of Directors convened with M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu presiding over the meeting. Stating that international mechanisms like the ICC determine the rules of trade in the world, Hisarcıklıoğlu pointed out that it is impossible for any one country to bring about change in international rules and emphasized the importance of the ability to lobby within international organizations.​

Assessing the fact that, in three months, the Agreement for the Facilitation of Trade, the WTO’s first comprehensive trade reform according to the 2016 Action Plan, will be presented to the Great National Assembly of the Republic of Turkey (TBMM), TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “The agreement which will enter into effect once it has been ratified by two thirds of WTO members can be considered a milestone in stopping the declining trade figures.”​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu met with the attendees of the Council Member Briefing Seminar held on 11th, 12th and 13th of December at TOBB ETU.​

Attending the business lunch hosted by TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu,Science, Industry and Technology Minister Fikri Işık toured the TOBB ETU Garage and Technology Center.​