Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The Türkiye Health Services Council, operating under the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), has elected its new presiding board for the upcoming term. Gülçin Türkmen Sarıyıldız, General Manager of Medicana Hospitals, was elected as Chair of the Council.​

The Türkiye International Health Tourism Council, operating under the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), re-elected its vice chair. Temel Uzlu, a Board Member representing Romatem Physical Therapy Center, was elected as Vice Chair of the Council.​

The 2nd International Geographical Indications Summit was held in Antalya in collaboration with Akdeniz University, the Antalya Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and YÜciTA. The summit brought together key representatives from Türkiye and international stakeholders in the field of geographical indications.​

The meeting of the Türkiye Cosmetics and Hygienic Products Industry Council, organized by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), was held in İstanbul under the chairmanship of Council President Ahmet Pura, with the participation of TOBB Board Member Cengiz Günay. ​​

The TOBB Mersin Women Entrepreneurs Council Provincial Meeting and Inspiring Women Gatherings were held under the auspices of the Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry.​

During the first three months of the year 2026 the number of newly established Companies increased by 1,3% while the number of cooperatives and the number of sole proprietorships decreased by 28,3% and 1,2% according to the same period of the year 2025.​

The Türkiye Services Council meeting of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) was attended by Ali Kopuz, Vice Chairman of the TOBB Board of Directors; Mustafa Bakır, Deputy Director General for Professional Services at the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change; and Hilal Tatar, Department Director; Fikret Demir, Director of the Meat and Milk Institution; Nedim Can, Director of the Social Security Institution’s Insurance Premium Incentives Department; and Kadir Önder, Group Director of the Revenue Administration; and was held in Ankara under the chairmanship of Council President Hüseyin Bozdağ.​

Tamer Kıran, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), met with Yelena Malinovskaya, Vice President of the Belarus Chamber of Commerce and Industry. ​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) held the first meeting of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Attorneys Council in 2026 at the Union’s headquarters, chaired by Council President Kemal Yamankaradeniz and attended by TOBB Board of Directors members Hakan Ülken and Ali Çandır.​

Dr. Lilian Mlay, Senior Economist at the Ministry of Finance of the United Republic of Tanzania, and her delegation visited the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) and met with TOBB Deputy Secretary General Mustafa Bayburtlu and TOBB Presidential Advisor H. Çağrı Gürgür.​