Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the opening ceremony of Antakya TOBB Anatolian Imam Hatip High School with Hatay Governor Erdal Ata and the chairpersons of the chambers and commodity exchanges accompanying them.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited Hatay Governor Erdal Ata as a part of his Hatay itinerary.​

Speaking at the opening ceremony of Wood Drying Furnace in Antakya Small Industry Zone as a part of the ABİGEM Window Project, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “Today we are pleased to contribute a new work to Hatay. The Wood Drying Furnace is a project which the chamber community has completed as a part of ABİGEM. The job of seeing the need of our business world and producing solutions to it is a matter of vision.”​

Reyhanlı Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Reyhanlı Commodity Exchange joint service building were opened with a ceremony. Speaking at the event, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized that Reyhanlı is Turkey's gateway to the Middle East and said, “Both politically and in terms of business, it is very important. Reyhanlı means Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait. Reyhanlı stands on very fertile lands. Everything grows from wheat to cabbage, from watermelon to zucchinis. Reyhanlı exports flowers to Europe.”​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu received Aydın Commodity Exchange Chairman Fevzi Çondur and accompanying board members. ​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited the Food, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba to talk about the future of agricultural markets together with the Minister of Customs and Trade Bülent Tüfenkci. ​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, assessing the enactment of the Labor Courts Draft Bill and the implementation of mandatory mediation practice, stressed that the conditions for mediation should be sought before bringing trade disagreements to court. Hisarcıklıoğlu thanked the ruling party and opposition parties for their contributions.​

As a part of his Kastamonu itinerary, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu met with Kastamonu University Rector Prof. Dr. Seyit Aydın and exchanged views.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, at the meeting on Turkey and the Economic Future of Kastamonu, Kastamonu was a center of Ottoman culture, having an exceptional history by its nature.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, at the meeting on Turkey and the Economic Future of Kastamonu, Kastamonu was a center of Ottoman culture, having an exceptional history by its nature.​