Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

On the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the establishment of the D-8 Economic Cooperation Organization, the Ambassadors of the D-8 member countries serving in Ankara, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, civil society organizations, regional and international organizations with which the D-8 Organization cooperates, and representatives of regional and international organizations came together for a working dinner in Ankara, hosted by Ambassador Ismail Yusuf Abba, Ambassador of Nigeria to Ankara and Ambassador Isiaka Abdulkadir Imam, D-8 Secretary General.​

Ata Turhan, who graduated from TOBB ETU this year as the valedictorian of the university, made history as Türkiye's first artificial intelligence engineer. Speaking at the graduation ceremony, Turhan said, “We are rapidly preparing to develop artificial intelligence technology that will dominate the world.”​

The Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Committee of the European Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (EUROCHAMBRES) met at TOBB Brussels Office on June 14th. The meeting was chaired by Mustafa Bayburtlu, Head of EU and Foreign Affairs Department, on behalf of TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Medical Council Meeting was held in Ankara under the chairmanship of Cengiz Delibaş, Deputy Secretary General of TOBB, Dr. Asım Hocaoğlu, President of the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (TİTCK), Dr. Mehmet Hakan Fırat, Vice President of TİTCK, Fatih Topuz, Head of the Department of Medical Device Notified Body and Clinical Trials at TİTCK, Ömer Faruk Kuru, Head of Medical Device Registration and Coordination Department of TİTCK, Servet Sarıhan, Head of Medical Device Sectoral Services Department of TİTCK, Yücel Dener, Head of Medical Device Inspection Department of TİTCK, and Levent Mete Özgürbüz, President of the Council, with the participation of representatives from the public, non-governmental organizations and the private sector.​

Seyit Ardıç, Member of the Board of Directors representing the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), attended the “Exiting Coal in Germany: Learning from the German Experience” meeting organized by the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Türkiye (TEPAV) was attended by Seyit Ardıç, Member of the Board of Directors representing the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB). Ardıç said that the most important element of green transformation and carbon reduction is the “source of energy” and that the experience of countries such as Germany on coal phase-out will make a great contribution while preparing a road map on fossil resources.​

The next stop of the digital tachograph trainings was Çanakkale Chamber of Commerce and Industry. On June 9, 2023, in the training held with the participation of the neighboring Chambers, the problems encountered during the provision of services related to digital tachograph cards were discussed and the steps to be followed to improve the services were discussed.​

E-Export Strategies Seminar, hosted by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), Global Marketing Agency (GMA) and E-commerce Center was held in cooperation with TOBB Conference Hall.​

The 41st General Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Road Transport Associations Association (BSEC-URTA), of which the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) is an Honorary Member, was held in Batumi, Georgia.​

The information webinar on the Import Control System (Electronic Customs System) was held via video conference under the coordination of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Transportation and Logistics Council.​

TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Board's third Supreme Board Meeting of 2023 was held online with the participation of TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Board President Nurten Öztürk and members of the Supreme Board.​