Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The “COP31 Private Sector Envoy,” the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), participated in the webinar titled “Toward COP31: Agenda, Priorities, and the Role of the Business Community,” organized by the German-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry.​​

As part of the Digital Export Enhancement Program (DEEP), carried out in collaboration with TOBB, the Ministry of Trade, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and TOBB ETÜ SEM, a workshop on “AI-Supported E-Export and the Transition to Agentic Commerce for SMEs” was held in Bolu.​

The Türkiye Commodity Exchange (TÜRİB) and the Association of Agricultural Journalists and Writers (TAGYAD) organized a “Press Event Marking the 7th Anniversary of TÜRİB’s Inauguration and the 2026 International Year of Women Farmers,” which was also attended by Işılay Reis Yorgun, a member of the TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Supreme Council.​​

As part of the “Partnering in Business with Germany” program, carried out in cooperation between the Ministry of Trade and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE), a preparatory workshop for Phase 4 participants was held, hosted by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), the program’s implementing partner in Türkiye.​

The TIR Committee of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) convened via videoconference, chaired by Tamer Kıran, Vice Chairman of the TOBB Board of Directors, with the participation of TIR Committee members.​​

The Second Monitoring and Planning Meeting for the Women’s Empowerment Strategy Document and Action Plan was held in Ankara, chaired by Leman Yenigün, Deputy Minister of Family and Social Services. ​​

TOBB Deputy Secretary General Mustafa Bayburtlu met with Çağatay Çalışkan, who was recently appointed as Commercial Counselor at the Commercial Office of the Republic of Türkiye in Moscow. ​

Organized under the leadership of the TOBB Türkiye Software Council, the TOBB Business World Artificial Intelligence Summit will be held in Ankara on July 29, 2026. The summit will address Türkiye’s artificial intelligence vision and action plan, while SMEs and industrialists will come together with domestic IT and software companies for B2B meetings.​

Mustafa Bayburtlu, Deputy Secretary General of TOBB, met with Saeko Tani, Commercial Counselor at the Embassy of Japan in Ankara. ​

The Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Sub-Working Group Meeting was held in Ankara, chaired by Nihat Yaman, Director of the Chemicals Management Department at the General Directorate of Environmental Management under the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, with the participation of Ayşe Çelebi Doğan, Director of the TOBB Türkiye Sector Councils, and representatives from the Ministry of Trade. ​​