Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Within the scope of the Project for the Establishment of a Business Dialogue Platform between Türkiye and the Member Countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) under the leadership of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) and in cooperation with Adana Chamber of Industry, Aydın Chamber of Commerce, Eskişehir Chamber of Industry and Trabzon Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a visit was made to Türkiye with the participation of relevant institutions/organizations and private sector representatives from 10 ASEAN member countries.​

Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat met with representatives of non-governmental organizations of the business world at the Haliç Congress Center within the scope of the “Business World Consultation Meeting.”​

Hakan Ülken, Member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), emphasized that as TOBB, they are working to solve the problems faced by insurance agencies and to ensure professional institutionalization and development, and said that they provide all necessary support for agencies and their personnel to specialize and provide better quality service to the insured.​

The Medical Device Regulation (MDR) Information Panel was hosted by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Medical Council in Ankara with the participation of TOBB Board Member Seyit Ardıç, Turkish Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (TİTCK) Officials, Turkish Standards Institute (TSE) Officials, Ministry of Trade General Directorate of Export Officials, non-governmental organizations and private sector representatives from various cities.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Plastics, Rubber and Composites Industry Presidential Council Elected meeting was held in İstanbul under the chairmanship of Şekib Avdagiç, Vice Chairman of the TOBB Board of Directors responsible for the Council.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Tax Advisory Board convened via video conference on November 7th, 2023 under the chairmanship of the Board Chairman Fatih Dural with the participation of TOBB Board Member Zeki Kıvanç. ​

İbrahim Burkay, Member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye, attended the 5th Business Forum of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) held in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.​

1258 Domestic Goods Certificates were approved by TOBB in October 2023 according to the Domestic Goods Communiqué (SGM 2014/35) prepared by the Ministry of Industry and Technology pursuant to Article 63 of the Public Procurement Law No. 4734 and published in the Official Gazette dated September 13, 2014 and numbered 29118.​

The expanded meeting of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Cement and Cement Products Council was held under the chairmanship of TOBB Board Member Şaban A. Karamehmetoğlu with the participation of public, civil society and private sector representatives.​

The number of capacity reports approved by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) in October 2023 increased by 3.8% (181) compared to October 2022 (4,715) and reached 4,896.​