Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Speaking about Gaziantep's support to the country's trade and economy, Hisarcıklıoğlu expressed his pleasure to be in the city.

Stating that there is grace and prosperity in unity, Hisarcıklıoğlu said: “We determine a theme for these award ceremonies organized every year. Digital, green and this year we have chosen social transformation. Social transformation starts with education. Gaziantep Chamber of Industry also contributes to this with its schools. We have 307 schools until today. We have shortcomings and we will complete them, Allah willing. I believe that every investment has a risk, but there is one investment that has no risk. That is investment in education. When you invest in education, you win and your future wins. But there is definitely a risk in other investments, but in education you win your future. We continue with this understanding.”

Gaziantep Governor Kemal Çeber stated that the city ranked 6^th in exports and said, “The provinces ahead of us in exports are all western provinces. It is much more meaningful to make this rank in this geography.”

Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Fatma Şahin stated that Gaziantep combines production with digital, green and social transformation and is one of Türkiye’s exemplary cities in this sense.

GSO President Adnan Ünverdi stated that investors in the city look to the future with confidence. Referring to digital, social and green transformation, Ünverdi said, “We have no choice but to rapidly adapt to green, digital and social transformation. For this reason, we can raise awareness on this issue by focusing on all the requirements of the triple transformation.”

After the speeches, the award-winning companies were given their plaques by the protocol members.

Hisarcıklıoğlu visited the Gaziantep Chamber of Industry 35^th anniversary exhibition before the award ceremony.