Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Pharmaceutical Industry Council met via video conference to address the problems of the sector with the participation of TOBB Board Member Öztürk Oran and Deputy Council President Ömer Yıldız. At the meeting, sectoral assessments were made regarding the effects of Covid-19 pandemic and the normalization process. ​

Turkish Product Specialized Exchange (TÜRİB) and Turkish Sugar Factories Inc. (TÜRKŞEKER) have signed a cooperation agreement to store contracted agricultural products in licensed warehouses and to be converted into Electronic Product Bonds (ELÜS).​

The number of newly established companies and the number of sole proprietorships increased by 22,22% , 76,35% while the number of cooperatives decreased by 36,92% according to the previous month. The number of closed companies increased by 23,32% while the number of closed cooperatives and the number of closed sole proprietorships decreased by 63,64% and 18,22% according to the previous month.​

Within the scope of the training on “Promoting Entrepreneurship to Increase Tourism Sector Competitiveness” organized by the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), the video conference, which was conducted with the participation of 60 members at the international level, TOBB Turkey Tourism Council Members Erkan Yağcı and Cem Kınay conveyed their experiences in the sector.​

Turkey Food Industry and Turkey Beverage Industry Council met via video conferencing to discuss the sectoral effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has affected the whole world, and strategies on this issue. TOBB Board Members Cengiz Günay and Özer Matlı attended the meeting, giving opening speeches.​

Information Webinar for Entrepreneurs was held with the participation of Ali Sertaç Canal, Director of Halk Insurance Commercial Credit Insurance. Canal gave a wide-ranging presentation on state-sponsored commercial credit insurance for SMEs.​

Prior to the Turkey – Germany Mini JETCO Meeting, Deputy Minister of Commerce Gonca Yılmaz Batur and the heads of the JETCO Working Committee held a preparatory meeting.​

Within the scope of the Information Webinar for Entrepreneurs, organized by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) and planned to last 5 weeks, the “eCommerce: From Theory to Practice” training was held for entrepreneurs.​

The Economic Cooperation Organization Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ECO CCI), of which the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) holds the General Secretariat, convened via video conference. Representatives of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan attended the meeting. ​

The meeting of the Turkey Ceramics and Refractor Industry Council was held under the chairmanship of Council Presidnet Zeynep Bodur Okyay with the participation of TOBB Board Member S. Selim Kandemir. Important developments for the sector were evaluated at the meeting.​