Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The first meeting of the year for the TOBB Provincial Women Entrepreneurs Council (KGK) Western Mediterranean Region was held online.​

The first meeting of the year for the TOBB Provincial Women Entrepreneurs Council (KGK) Eastern Mediterranean Region was held online.​

As part of the Chamber/Exchange Accreditation System activities, Strategic Planning Training was organized at TOBB on January 27-28, 2026, for accredited Chambers/Exchanges in the 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 7th term.​

Faik Yavuz, Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), and Cengiz Delibaş, Deputy Secretary General of TOBB, participated in the World Customs Day program.​

Tamer Kıran, Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), attended the EU-Türkiye Business High-Level Roundtable Meeting on “regional connectivity” held on January 26, 2026.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Automotive Industry Council, TOBB Executive Board Vice President Şekib Avdagiç, responsible for the Council, Deputy Directors General of the Ministry of Trade's Directorate General for International Agreements and the European Union Fatma Canan Nilüfer Dora and Atilla Bastırmacı, Director General of the Directorate General for Customs Legislation Compliance, Financial Cooperation, Union Programs Department Head Talip Engin Kaya, European Union Single Market and Green Deal Department Head Elif Berrak Taşyürek, Product Safety and Inspection Import Inspections Department Head Şeyma Bahçeci, and Ministry of Industry and Technology Automotive Industry Department Head Hasan Semiz.​

The TOBB Provincial Women Entrepreneurs Council Eastern Anatolia Regional Meeting was held online.​

As part of the Chamber/Exchange Accreditation System studies, Strategic Planning Training for the 10th and 13th Term Accredited Chambers/Exchanges was held at TOBB on January 22-23, 2026.​

The 14th Labor Council Meeting, organized by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security with the agenda “Digital Transformation in Working Life,” was held with the participation of Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz and Minister of Labor and Social Security Prof. Dr. Vedat Işıkhan.​

In the year 2025 the number of newly established Companies and the number of cooperatives decreased by 1,5% and 30,9% while the number of sole proprietorships increased by 10,8% according to the same period of the year 2024.​