Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu met with National Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz. ​

During the meeting attended by TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and Food, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Faruk Çelik issues regarding bakeries and bread were discussed.​

Attending the Busworld Academy & IRU Congress, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu pointed out that passenger road transportation is a sector of great importance for the country and said, “Of the highest priority is to ensure that our modes of transportation are in congruity and thereby design our national transportation plan, integrated transportation. Enacting this plan will be a leap forward not just for the sector, but our national economy as a whole. There is much work underway to this end. While they are underway, listening to those involved is important for the correct implementation of the plan’s design.”​

Speaking at the International Domestic Chains 2016 Conference and Expo, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that the retail sector is in contact with almost 70% of the economy and emphasized the need for action to strengthen the sector.​

TOBB President and EUROCHAMBRES Deputy Chair M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the EUROCHAMBRES Presidential Council Meeting hosted by the Italian Chambers Union, Unioncamere in Rome.​

Capital Organized Industry Zone (OIZ) Board of Directors Chair Şadi Türk and the board members accompanying him visited TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu at his office.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “We must focus on opportunity, not risk. Pessimism brings about negative energy causing everyone to have a negative outlook. Pessimism is contagious; let’s not let it become an epidemic. Turkey grew by 4% in 2015 and 3.4% following the 2008-2015 period. I believe that we will achieve an average rate closer to 5% this year.”​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the 2016 Action Plan Meeting held at the Haliç Congress Center.​

Meeting with ambassadors of the Arab League for a business lunch, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu pointed out that the Arab League has an economic power of 2.8 trillion USD and stressed the need for increasing trade.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu issued a press release regarding the 171st anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Police Department. Stating that, as the protectors of life and property, guarantors of peace, the police department is always greatly admired by the public, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “Our police are the safeguard of our domestic peace. Police personnel who risk their lives without a second though for the security and future of our nation are truly individuals of self-sacrificing character. We will always owe them our gratitude and great love.”​