Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The MEGATRENDS 2030 Report Presentation Meeting on the construction and construction machinery sector was organized by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) in cooperation with the Association of Construction Machinery Distributors and Manufacturers of Türkiye (İMDER) and KOMATEK Fairs.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Waste and Recycling Industry Council organized a preliminary evaluation visit for the Waste Specialized OIZ planned to be established in Çeltik district of Konya.​

“Capacity Report Expert Training,” which must be taken by those who will be assigned to issue Capacity Reports among the experts on the Chamber Expert lists, was held online.​

Mustafa Bayburtlu, Deputy Secretary General of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), visited Mongolian Ambassador to Ankara Gombosuren Munkhbayar in his office. ​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Türkiye Forest Products Council meeting was held in Istanbul with the participation of TOBB Board Member Saim Özakalın, who is responsible for the Council, and under the chairmanship of Council Chairman Haluk Yıldız.​

During the first three months of the year 2025 the number of newly established Companies and the number of cooperatives decreased by 3,6% and 23,8% while the number of sole proprietorships increased by 9,6% according to the same period of the year 2024.​

The Judiciary and Business Symposium was held at the Kocaeli Congress Center in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice and the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB).​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Defense Industry Council meeting was held under the chairmanship of Ahmet Akyol, President of the Sector Council, with the participation of TOBB Board Members Mehmet Büyüksimitci and Seyit Ardıç, TOBB Deputy Secretary General Cengiz Delibaş, Bilal Topçu, Director General of the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, Bülent Özcan, Director General for Financial Cooperation and Project Implementation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Directorate for EU Affairs, Erbülent Kurşun, Deputy Director General for Exports at the Ministry of Trade, and Belkıs Gürsel, Deputy Director General for Imports.​

Zeki Kıvanç and Mehmet Tuncay Yıldırım, members of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), participated in the visit of Trade Minister Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat to Damascus, the capital of Syria, on 16-17 April 2025.​

The second Value Creating Women Entrepreneurs Meeting of the TOBB Provincial Women Entrepreneurs Council was held in the Southeastern Anatolia Region chaired by TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Council President Nurten Öztürk.​