Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Assessing the fact that, in three months, the Agreement for the Facilitation of Trade, the WTO’s first comprehensive trade reform according to the 2016 Action Plan, will be presented to the Great National Assembly of the Republic of Turkey (TBMM), TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “The agreement which will enter into effect once it has been ratified by two thirds of WTO members can be considered a milestone in stopping the declining trade figures.”​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu met with the attendees of the Council Member Briefing Seminar held on 11th, 12th and 13th of December at TOBB ETU.​

Attending the business lunch hosted by TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu,Science, Industry and Technology Minister Fikri Işık toured the TOBB ETU Garage and Technology Center.​

Received by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and the TOBB Board of Directors delegation accompanying him extended their well wishes for Davutoğlu in his new term. In a statement following the reception, Hisarcıklıoğlu said that they find the one year Action Plan proposed by the government to be very beneficial, “The business community and investors always want to be able to look ahead. This is what the Action Plan provides us. We thank the government for this.”​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and the TOBB Board of Directors accompanying him visited Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communication Minister Binali Yıldırım at his office and wished him success in regards to his appointment as minister.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited Internal Affairs Minister Efkan Ala at his office and wished him success. Views were exchanged during the meeting which took place closed to the press. ​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited Youth and Sports Minister Çağatay Kılıç at his office and wished him success.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited Deputy Prime Minister Yalçın Akdoğan at his office and extended his well wishes in the new term.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, along with the directors of profession organizations, civil society organizations and syndicates, visited the Turkey Bars Union Chair Metin Feyzioğlu to extend their condolences in regards to the death of Diyarbakır Bar President Tahir Elçi.​

The President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and the presidents and representatives of the members of the Turkey – European Union Joint Arbitration Committee visited European Union Minister and Chief Negotiator Volkan Bozkır.​