Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Visiting the Gümüşhane Governor Yusuf Mayda, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, "Working is akin to devotion for our people. Moving forward is only possible by acting together."​

Speaking at the protocol signing ceremony of the Trabzon Innovation and Biotechnology Center, TOBB President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, "The Innovation Center will be the facility which transforms the extraordinary intellect of the residents of the Black Sea Region into profit. Where wit is turned into profit. Trabzon has the wits for it. This will now be turned into investments."​

During his presentation, “A Look At Turkey’s Economy from Trabzon,” at the Hürriyet Newspaper Regional Meeting TOBB President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that the flow of capital has slowed down to a trickle, and that money will not be plentiful in the world in the future.​

Denmark’s Ambassador to Ankara, Ruben Madsen visited TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu at his office.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited the Serbian Ambassador Danilo Vucetic.​

The President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu paid a courtesy visit to Court of Account President Asst. Dr. Recai Akyel. ​

Foreign Economic Relations Council (DEİK) is restructuring itself. While the executive board is being dismantled, a Presidential Council comprised of five Vice Presidents and a treasurer will be formed. DEİK Vice Presidents will be Ayhan Zeytinoğlu, Erdal Eren, Şeraffetin Aşut, Tuncay Özilhan and Zeynel Abidin Erdem while Tuğrul Erkin has been elected as treasurer.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan Tri-partite Summit’s 8th Meeting held at the Çankaya Palace hosted by President of the Republic, Abdullah Gül.​

The 8th meeting for the İstanbul Forum, formed by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), the Afghanistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and the Federation of Pakistani Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), which aims for economic cooperation between Turkey Afghanistan and Pakistan, was held at the TOBB Twin towers.​

The 5th Turkish Export Goods Fair taking place in the capital of Turkmenistan, Ashkhabad, started off with the attendance of TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu.​