Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

In the year 2021 the number of newly established companies increased by 8.3% while the number cooperatives and the number of sole proprietorships decreased by 3,1% and 11,2% with respect to the previous year.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Retail Council Meeting was held via video conference, chaired by Council President Alp Önder Özpamukçu with the participation of TOBB Board Member Cengiz Günay in charge of the Council; Soner Kaya, Deputy Director General of Internal Trade of the Ministry of Commerce; Tuğrul Kaynarca, Head of the Department of Vegetable and Fruit Trade; İsmail Tüfekçi, Head of the Unfair Price Assessment Department as well as representatives from General Directorate of Consumer Protection, ‎General Directorate of Consumer Protection and Market Supervision and General Directorate of Environmental Management of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, Climate Change with the participation of high-level representatives of the private sector and non-governmental organizations.​

Orientation Training was organized on January 19th, 2022 to introduce the institutional structure and activities of our Union to the employees who started work at the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) in the last four months and the Students of Joint Education for the Period of January-April 2022.​

Chaired by Nurten Öztürk, Women Entrepreneurs Council President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), the 30th meeting of the Value-Adding Women Entrepreneurs Meeting was held with TOBB Erzurum and TOBB Manisa Women Entrepreneur Council and the participation of the TOBB Provincial Women Entrepreneurs Council, Executive Committee Members and Provincial Board Members.​

The TOBB Accreditation Council, responsible for the execution of chamber/exchange accreditation system efforts, convened via video conference under the chairmanship of Accreditation Council President Faik Yavuz.​

The Meeting of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Travel Agents and Guides Council was held via video conference under the chairmanship of Council President Firuz Bağkaya with the participation of TOBB Board Member Davut Çetin.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Durable Consumer Goods Council held its first meeting of the year under the chairmanship of Council President Fatih Kemal Ebiçlioğlu with the participation of TOBB Board Member Oğuzhan Ata Sadıkoğlu.​

Central Anatolia Region Women's Cooperatives Workshop was held on January 14, 2022 hosted by Aksaray Chamber of Commerce and Industry.​

“TOBB Sector Councils Energy Efficiency Panel” was held by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) within the scope of Energy Efficiency Week Activities held between January 10th and 16th.​

Insurance Appraisers Information Seminar on the New Devaluation Calculation Method within the scope of Traffic Insurance General Conditions was held online on January 15th by the Executive Committee of insurance appraisers of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB-SEİk).​