Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The “Women Entrepreneurs Competition of Antalya,” organized 6 times prior by the TOBB Antalya Women Entrepreneurs Council, was organized under the name “2019 Western Mediterranean Women Entrepreneurs Competition,” including TOBB Afyon, Isparta and Burdur Women Entrepreneurs Councils.​

The TIR Committee, appointed by the TOBB Board of Directors over a two-year period, convened at TOBB under the chairmanship of TOBB Board Vice President and TIR Committee Chairman Tamer Kıran. ​

OPET Board Founding Member Nurten Öztürk attended the "Inspiring Success Stories" Conference organized for the development and promotion of women entrepreneurship on February 24th, 2020 by Cevahir Asuman Yazcı, Vice President of TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Council and Chair of the Executive Committee of TOBB Şanlıurfa Women Entrepreneurs Council. TOBB Board Member Cengiz Günay attended the conference wherein Nurten Öztürk, Founding Member of the Board of Directors of OPET, shared her knowledge and experience on the path of entrepreneurship with the participants. ​

The 2020 February Committee Meeting of the Turkish Trade Registry Gazette was held at TOBB with the participation of the Ministry of Commerce Domestic Trade General Manager Adnan Yankın, TOBB Secretary General Mustafa Saraçöz, Deputy Secretary General Ali Emre Yurdakul and the Turkish Trade Registry Gazette Director Gökhan Mirahmetoğlu. ​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Vice President Ali Kopuz attended the 3rd Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Summit. ​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Board Member Zeki Kıvanç attended the Working Life Meetings – Implementations of Law Analysis meeting held in Istanbul with the participation of Minister of Family, Labour and Social Services Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk and Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül. ​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Creative Industries Council convened at the TOBB Istanbul Service Building to elect the Presidential Council under the chairmanship of TOBB Board Member Ömer Zeydan and to make the overall assessment of the sector. ​

The Turkish Automotive Council convened at İzmir Chamber of Commerce with the participation of members of council under the co-chair of TOBB Board Member Mahmut Özgener and Council President Yüksel Mermer. ​

The number of newly established companies and cooperatives increased by 33,48% and 10,68% while the number of sole proprietorships decreased by 0,86% according to the previous month. The number of closed companies decreased by 3,77% while the number of closed cooperatives and sole proprietorships increased by 95,51% and 105,61% respectively according to the previous month.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) & German-Turkish Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK) & Advantage Austria Reception, which brought together representatives of German and Austrian companies investing in Turkey, was held at the TOBB Twin Towers.​