Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Federal German State of Baden-Württemberg Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Economy and Treasury Dr. Nils Schmid and the delegation accompanying him attended a business dinner at TOBB. TOBB Board Treasurer Faik Yavuz, in his speech, provided information in regards to TOBB and said, “Our goal is to make our country into one of the top 10 economies of the world. We want to work together with our German friends as we move towards this goal. As TOBB, we cooperate closely with the Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag, DIHK). We’ve established the German – Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Turkey and the Turkish – German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Germany to this end. Both chambers are continually undertaking successful endeavors.”​

Attending the gala dinner Business for Peace Mediterranean Region Introduction Event in Mersin, TOBB Council Board Member Şahin Bilgiç stated that very important duties fall to the private sector for engendering peace.​

The TOBB Turkey Chemicals Industry Council meeting took place at the TOBB İstanbul Service Building presided over by Council President Timur Erk.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) has announced its 2013 fairs statistics. According to announcement, a total of 407 fairs were visited by 15,500,048 people. The number of foreign visitors was at 527,748. At the fairs, 60,520 companies had booths.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), as a part of the accreditation system efforts, is conducting system development visits to the chambers and commodity exchanges affiliated with TOBB.​

The seminar focusing on the questions and answers as well as country notes concerning Business Environment Report, published every year by the World Bank, case study (“Mr. James’ Case”) was held at the Exchange İstanbul Inc. Conference Hall on March 20th 2014.​

As part of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey accreditation system efforts, the 10th and 11th Term Chambers/Exchanges which joined the process are undergoing their “ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Basic Briefing and Documentation Training”. The training lasts 3 days and is held in three groups.​

The Quality Management System Training for the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey personnel has begun. The ISO 9001:2008 Documentation Training was held for the internal assessors and department quality charges.​

Speaking at the TOBB-EU Delegation Visa Briefing Meeting held at TEPAV, TOBB Presidential Council Member Faik Yavuz stated that the visa policies of countries like those of Schengen states remain the single most significant obstacle to the development of economic relations Turkey and EU.​

The number of the newly established companies, cooperatives and sole proprietorships decreased by 19,41%, 16,67% and 68,85% respectively according to the previous month.​