Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Speaking at the award ceremony organized by the Samsun Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Samsun Commodity Exchange, Hisarcıklıoğlu praised the cooperation between the chamber and exchange of the city and stated that the ability to work together and to work in concert for the good of the city will bring brand cities and prosperity.

Hisarcıklıoğlu pointed out that Samsun has significant advantages and said, “The Bafra-Çarşamba plain is so fertile that you could plant anything to great success. You have everything you need to earn more. The infrastructure lacks nothing. Samsun provides the most medical equipment for the health sector. Hopefully its fair grounds will be opened in May. The Samsun Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a accredited 5 star chamber, bringing you the same service as any chamber in Paris, London or Berlin. The commodity exchange is working towards the accreditation of the toxin laboratories. Samsun has a sea and airport, railways and highways.”

- The works of chambers

Thanking the Customs and Commerce Minister Hayati Yazıcı, Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that Minister Yazıcı approaches the private sector’s issues focusing on solutions. Hisarcıklıoğlu spoke of the effort Hayati Yazıcı has expended in opening the way for the private sector in regards to the changes made to the Turkish Trade Law.

Hisarcıklıoğlu, in reply to questions regarding what the chambers do said, “I’ll give you just one example of what the chambers and exchanges do. Prior to the enactment of the new Turkish Trade Law, chambers and exchanges compiled a report which indicated that the private sector would be afflicted with a burden of 6 billion TL. I worked together with the Ministers to address these issues. At the end, the changes made saved entrepreneurship from a burden of 6 billion TL.

- No more shots in the dark for forward sales

Touching on the issues regarding checks, Hisarcıklıoğlu remarked that banks can see the credit record of the people who apply for credit; for those who take part in forward sales, they will have the same option when selling goods on credit. Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized that a membership to the system is necessary from the chamber.

Hisarcıklıoğlu urged businessmen to take advantage of the UMEM Ability’10 project, stating that they provide vocational training to those without jobs and also lowering the employment costs to the employer by 19%. Hisarcıklıoğlu pointed out that the companies which take advantage of this project the most are foreign capital companies and issued a call for all companies to partake of its advantages.

Stating that, 30 years ago, Turkey exported 5 agricultural goods, Hisarcıklıoğlu reported that the exports volume for that era was 3 billion USD. Emphasizing that Turkey has become an industrial goods exporter, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “We export a total of 152 billion USD. 92% percent of our exports are industrial goods. This is extraordinary. We accomplished this in 30 years.”

Hisarcıklıoğlu went on:

Thirty years may seem like a long time in a person’s life but it is the blink of an eye in the history of a nation. How did we do it? The late Özal was the person who opened the way for us. We did not appreciate him enough. We have not been blessed with petroleum or natural gas but we do have a great enterprising spirit.”

- Award ceremony

During the ceremony, Customs and Commerce Minister Hayati Yazıcı, Hisarcıklıoğlu, Governor Hüseyin aksoy and various protocol members awarded the companies which achieved listings on the first and second 500 largest industrial establishments of Turkey lists as well as the record holders for institutional and income tax, registry and exports in Samsun.

- Customs and Commerce Minister Hayati Yazıcı

Customs and Commerce Minister Hayati Yazıcı stated that the Sarp Customs Gates cold be expanded towards the South to make it a more efficient customs gate.

Talking about the various customs gates and modernization projects, the Minister said, “We will connect the two plains with a tunnel under the mountain.”

Yazıcı also commented on the fight against terrorism and stated that the sensibilities of the people are their sensibilities and they are charged to follow the process closely.