Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The first meeting of the 2026 year of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Women Entrepreneurs High Council was held at the TOBB İstanbul Service Building, chaired by TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Council (KGK) President Nurten Öztürk, with the participation of high council members and TOBB Sectors and Entrepreneurship Department Head A. Saygın Baban.​

As part of the SelectUSA Roadshow event, representatives from the states of Iowa, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia gathered at the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy Commercial Service.​

In cooperation with the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) and IRU, Turkmenistan Customs Authorities held a webinar to provide information on the applications related to TIR Carnets and TIR-EPD procedures for transports to and through Turkmenistan.​

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

In relation to the changes made to the preferential rules of origin legislation between Türkiye and the countries in the Europe-Mediterranean region, the first of the training sessions to be organized under the coordination of TOBB was held between January 28-31, hosted by the Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Adana Chamber of Industry.​

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.​