Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

During the first two months of the year 2022 the number of newly established Companies and the number of cooperatives increased by 0,3% and 8,6% while the number of sole proprietorships decreased by 18,6% with respect to the same period of the year 2021.​

Tamer Kıran, Vice President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), and Myron Brilliant, Senior Vice President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, visited Commerce Minister Mehmet Muş at his office.​

The Professional Driving Profession Workshop was held on March 15, 2022 with the participation of representatives of the goods and passenger transport sector, public officials, experts in the field and scientists in cooperation with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, ministry of labor and social security and the Turkish Federation of Drivers and Automobilists, hosted by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB).​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Provincial Women Entrepreneurs Council 38th Meeting of Value-Adding Women Entrepreneurs was held with TOBB Isparta and TOBB Kırkale Women Entrepreneur Councils.​

Ayhan Zeytinoğlu, Vice President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), participated in trade diplomacy activities held in the United States in coordination with the Presidency of Communication and the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) within the framework of the $100 billion trade volume target between Turkey and the United States.​

Mentors to Million Women Program First Year event was held online in collaboration with the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, STEMconnector and TurkishWIN.​

Eleven Sector Councils, including the sectors most affected by recent international developments, convened.​

A protocol was signed between the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on February 12, 2020 to prepare a Strategy and Implementation Roadmap for TOBB Provincial Women Entrepreneur Coucils, where a roadmap was determined and implementation process was initiated in the pilot provinces of Antalya, Erzurum and Kocaeli.​

The Meeting of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Education Council was held under the chairmanship of Council President Dr. Yusuf Ekinci with the participation of high-level representatives of the private sector and non-governmental organizations in TOBB Twin Towers.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Turkish Retail Assembly Meeting was held by video conference under the chairmanship of Parliament Speaker Alp Önder Özpamukçu with the participation of TOBB Board Member Cengiz Günay in charge of the Council with contributions of Burak Kaplan, Head of Retail Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce General Directorate of Internal Trade, and Erdem Biçer, Head of advertising department of the General Directorate of Consumer Protection and Market Surveillance, and the great interest and participation of high-level representatives of the private sector and non-governmental organizations.​