Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

A delegation comprised of TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, TOBB Board Vice President Ali Kopuz, TOBB Board Members Necdet Özer, Selçuk Öztürk and Memiş Kütükçü visited Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.​

Speaking at the 11th Term Accreditation Certificate Ceremony, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that the number of certified chambers and exchanges has increased to 224 and that he is immensely proud of this. TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu pointed out that economic issues still persist throughout the world and gave his assessment regarding the global economy.​

Speaking at the kickoff ceremony for the Turkey – Iran eTIR Pilot Project, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “This is an important step in reaching the 30 billion USD trade goal we have set with Iran for 2016.”​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu met with business people at the Gaza Chamber of Commerce and Industry.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and the TOBB delegation accompanying him met with Hamas Leader İsmail Haniye during their Gaza visit.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, TOBB Board Vice President Ali Kopuz, TEPAV Director Prof. Dr. Güven Sak and TOBB BİS Chair Ahmet Şekeroğlu visited Gaza.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited Jerusalem and Ramallah along with TOBB Board Vice President Ali Kopuz, TEPAV Director Prof. Dr. Güven Sak and TOBB BİS Chair Ahmet Şekeroğlu.​

Attending the B20 meetings wherein China has took over duties as term chair, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that the global economy is facing huge problems, “We can’t solve all of these problems by ourselves; we must cooperate.” Hisarcıklıoğlu, as former term chair, shared his experiences with the Chinese representatives.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and the delegation accompanying him visited the Qiantang e-Commerce Intelligence Park in Zhejiang Province capital Hangzhou. The park was established for the development of e-commerce and facilitate business for companies. Accompanying Hisarcıklıoğlu on his visit were TOBB Board Vice Presidents Ender Yorgancılar and İbrahim Çağlar.​

Kayseri Chamber of Commerce elected TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu as “Townsman of the Year.” Hisarcıklıoğlu received his award from the President of the Republic of Turkey Erdoğan.​