Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu received the Erzincan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board Chairman Süleyman Sarak and the delegation accompanying him.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu met with the attendees of the Council Members Information Seminar on the first day of the three day seminar which took place on the 27th, 28th and 29th of November.​

Attending the event organized by TOBB ETU Student Council and TOBBtalks team, TOBB ETU Board of Trustees Chair and TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu spoke to students on the subject of entrepreneurship.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited TÜBİTAK Chairman Prof. Dr. Arif Ergin at his office. Wishing Ergin success in his new assignment, Hisarcıklıoğlu exchanged views with him.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited the Customs and Commerce Minister appointed by the 64th Government, Bülent Tüfenkci at his office.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “We are providing the public sector with 30% domestic goods. We have reached a point where we can offer domestic industry products. That represents us with a 30 billion TRY market. Industrialists should acquire their domestic goods licenses and enter into public tenders. The public administration is obligated to purchase goods from domestic producers with a 15% price advantage over overseas offers.”​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited the Kocaeli Chamber of Commerce and met with its council members.​

The Municipality Council of Edirne has decided to render unto TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and Hohenheim University Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Raupp with honorary Edirne residencies.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited the Edirne Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Meeting with the Council Members along with the Board Chairman Recep Zıpkınkurt and Council Chair Mehmet Eren, Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized that Edirne and Bursa have impressed him greatly and said, “Edirne is far ahead of all others in the rate of women’s employment. To this end, we would like to see a greater number of women in the council in the next term.”​

Speaking at the Stars of Agriculture award ceremony organized by the Edirne Commodity Exchange, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that the need for agriculture and its products is increasing each day globally.​