Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) and the US Chamber of Commerce in cooperation roundtable was held in New York. In the meeting where Deputy Minister of Trade Tuna Turagay was the keynote speaker, Tamer Kıran, Vice President of TOBB, and Khush Choksy, Vice President of the USA made speeches. Attending the meeting were the leading American firms with investments in Turkey or interested in investing in Turkey. Demands and expectations of the company officials regarding the business environment in Turkey were relayed.​

TOBB Chamber / Exchange Council Members Information Seminar was held at TOBB Twin Towers throughout 20-22 September.​

Established by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) and Uzbekistan Trade and Industry Chamber, Turkish-Uzbek Chamber of Commerce and Industry Forum held the 1st Turkish Party Meeting at TOBB.​

Turkey Air Conditioning Council’s third meeting of the year evaluating the various topics of the sector, took place with the participation of TOBB Vice President Selçuk Öztürk. The main agenda of the meeting focused on “Heating, Cooling, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Automatic Control Installation Technical Specifications,” with participation from high level representatives of the sector. Touching on in importance of the Specifications document prepared with the broad participation of the sector and accepted by the sector, Council members drew up a roadmap regarding subject. ​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), Aegean Gas Corporation Chairman İbrahim Akbal was elected to the Turkey Natural Gas Council Presidency, while the Natural Gas Distributors Union Association (GAZBİR) Board Chairman Yaşar Arslan was elected Council Vice President. Reaffirming confidence, Council President expressed his pleasure in having opportunity to undertake greater works together in the new term.​

The number of newly established companies, the number of sole proprietorships and the number of cooperatives decreased by 26,34% , 25,96% and 14,42% respectively according to the previous month.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Vice President Ali Kopuz attended the, Oil Seed Plants and Oils Conference held in Istanbul with Agriculture and Forestry Minister Dr. Bekir Pakdemirli as guest of honor.​

Turkey Packaging Council convened under TOBB Board Member Engin Yeşil and Council Speaker Mustafa Tacir with the participation of council members to discuss current issues in the sector in the new term. ​

Established between the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB and the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce, “Turkey-TRNC Chamber of Commerce Forum” Turkish Party Co-President and TOBB Board Member M. Cihat Lokmanoğlu and Turkish Cypriot party Co-Chairman of Alp Cengiz Alp met. TEPAV Executive Director Dr. Güven Sak had also participated in the meeting at TEPAV during which the work carried out under the Turkey-TRNC Chamber of Commerce Forum 2019-2020 Action Plan was discussed. ​

TOBB Board Member Treasurer Faik Yavuz attended the 2nd International Geographically Marked Products Summit organized by Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO). The summit began with the speeches of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's wife Emine Erdoğan, Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank and ATO President Gürsel Baran. ​