Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Hisarcıklıoğlu started his speech by praying for the grace of Allah upon Tunceli CCI Chairman Yusuf Cengiz who recently passed away.

Hisarcıklıoğlu pointed out that the city lit the torch of independence during the war for independence and thanked the businessmen for the dried figs sent from Aydin to the soldiers serving in Afrin.

TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that the Aydın Chamber of Commerce has undertaken good works and offers five-star services to its members. “If there is a unity, success will come and you will not know defeat. Aydın, today is a brand thanks to its unity and solidarity. Aydın Chamber of Commerce is doing good works for Aydın. It offers five-star service to our room as well as already being is already accredited. Today, Aydin Chamber of Commerce serves at the same standard as London, Berlin and Paris chambers. And I am thankful to you that you have built a new building for this new star, Aydın. May it serve you and the economy well.”

Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that Aydın is one of the richest regions of Turkey, “Aydin is in the top 10 in crop production. First in production of figs and chestnuts, olives, artichokes and cotton as well as second in strawberries.”

Noting the importance of the airport for entrepreneurs opening up to the world, Hisarcıklıoğlu stressed the importance of Aydın Çıldır Airport for the city.

Hisarcıklıoğlu talked about innovations made by the chambers and stock exchanges, “All of our chambers have gone through our online brokerage system and all our services can be done from home or from the office. The application has been going on for the last one month. Our digital transformation as TOBB has been made. We also had demands from our chambers to serve as one-stop-shop for company establishment.

At the beginning of the private sector in 2017, Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that the biggest problem was access to financing. He noted that, with TOBB Respite Credits, its members were able to access 5 billion TRY in credit.

Hisarcıklıoğlu reported that they would continue to cooperate with KOSGEB in securing financial resources for the use of their members, reporting that a total of 671,000 members were provided with access to financial resources in 2017.

Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized that they will receive 140bn TRY in VAT returns as the private sector and that the economy will be revived by the agreement of the government, that this will be paid in installments.

- AYTO Chair Ülken

Aydın Chamber of Commerce Chair Hakan Ülken said that the new service building will serve all of Aydin.

Stating that Hisarcıklıoğlu works hard for Aydın and Turkish economy, Ülken described TOBB President as “Chief Efe” of the Turkish private sector.

Governor Yavuz Selim Köşger expressed his wish that the new service building would be an occasion for Aydın to earn its rightful place in the business life.

TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu and Aydın Governor Yavuz Selim Köşger opened the service by cutting the ribbon with the Governor Erol Ayyıldız Meeting Hall and the Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu Conference Hall in the AYTO new service building.

During the ceremony, the opening of the TOBB Aydin Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School was also conducted.