Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The Executive Committee’s first 2015 meeting was held at the Science, Industry and Technology Ministry Ankara Chamber of Industry Meeting Hall.

The meeting under Minister for Science, Industry and Technology Fikri Işık was attended by TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, TESK President Bendevi Palandöken, Science, Industry and Technology Ministry Undersecretary Ersan Aslan, Development Ministry Undersecretary Cüneyd Düzyol, Treasury Deputy Undersecretary İsa Coşkun, TÜBİTAK President Yücel Altunbaşak, Treasury Vice Undersecretary Ahmet Genç representing the Treasury Undersecretariat and KOSGEB President Recep Biçer.

Convening with a busy agenda, the Executive Committee meeting reviewed the KOSGEB 2013 and 2014 yearly reports. Additionally information on the 2015 budget was provided. It was also decided that the small businesses of Ermenek, Sarıveliler and Başyayla would be offered 50,000 TRY credit with no interest.

It was decided that procedures and principles of the Young Entrepreneur Support Program conducted by KOSGEB, the General Support Programs and Cooperation Coalition support programs would be revised.