Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the Mersin Chamber of Maritime Commerce's 30th anniversary ceremony.​

Attending Izmir Chamber of Commerce meeting with the Minister of Justice Abdülhamit Gül, the Union Turkey Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu pointed out that, so far, 62% of the 620 cases brought to the mediation system have concluded an agreement, “Results from litigation which would last years are now brought to resolution in days and weeks. In other words, access to justice has accelerated. Thus, grievances are reduced and the sense of justice is strengthened.” Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized that as Chambers-Exchanges, they support this issue.​

Attending the İzmir University of Economics 2019-2020 Academic Year Opening Ceremony and participating in the first lecture of the academic year, the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, while standing on the importance of entrepreneurship, instilled hope in the students. “If you were to ask me to define the entrepreneur in a single sentence: for me, the entrepreneur is the person who crosses boundaries,” Hisarcıklıoğlu defined it as dreaming, setting goals, working hard, inventing and doing new things, branding, taking risks, not giving up and developing a culture of partnership.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Turkey Education Council meeting took place at the TOBB Twin Towers with the participation of Education Minister Prof. Dr. Ziya Selcuk, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, TOBB Vice President Selçuk Öztürk and Turkey Education Council President Dr. Yusuf Ekinci. During the meeting, representatives of special education institutions relayed the issues on their agendas to Minister Selçuk.​

The Union Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President and TOBB ETU Board of Trustees President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu shared his views on entrepreneurship and ways to be successful with students at the 2019-2020 Academic Year “Entrepreneurship and Leadership” course at TOBB ETU.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President and the European Chamber of Commerce Association (EUROCHAMBRES) Vice President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, attended the Eurochambres Presidency Council meeting in Helsinki, capital of Finland, following the announcement of the new European Commission.​

Amazon, the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) and Boğaziçi University are launching e-export education programs throughout Turkey to contribute to the e-commerce export efforts of Turkish SMEs.​

The Waste Management Applications Consultation Meeting organized at the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), plastic manufacturers, paper manufacturers, recycling and street waste collectors, reached agreement on issues regarding waste collection, waste sorting and waste import issues.​

Biga Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Şadan Doğan and Parliament Speaker Meliha Akyıl, along with the delegation accompanying them, visited the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu at his office. ​

Ünye Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) PresidentIrfan Akar visited the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu. Akar was also accompanied by Hüseyin Duman, a member of the Disciplinary Board of Ünye CCI. ​