Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

ATSO MESEM, the vocational examination and certification center founded by the Antalya Chamber of Commerce and Industry, awarded its first vocational proficiency certificates. Those who qualified for certification received their certificates from TOBB President M Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu.​

UMEM Ability’10 Project Certificate Ceremony took place as a part of Antalya Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chamber’s traditional awards ceremony. Five individuals representing the nineteen who completed the culinary course successfully in Kumluca, Antalya, received their certificates from TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu.​

Renowned for its textiles sector, Denizli is in the spotlight this time for its agriculture. As a part of the UMEM Ability’10 Project, 1,333 people have been provided employment by industrialists of Denizli who are continuing to provide employment in the agriculture and services sectors. Denizli has employed the highest number of people to the agriculture sector throughout Turkey via the UMEM Ability’10 Project. Administration of courses in Denizli has been conducted by the Denizli Chamber of Industry. Companies which helped make it the first in Turkey received awards on the 22nd of December.​

Visiting the Tavas and Acıpayam Chambers of Commerce in Denizli, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu answered questions directed to him by press in Tavas. Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “If Turkey is able to actualize its economic structural transformation program, we can achieve our goal of increasing per capita income to 25,000 USD by 2023.”​

During 2014, news regarding activities of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) were on the headlines.​

As a part of his Denizli itinerary, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the opening of the Textile Design Center and the signing ceremony for the Entrepreneurship Classes Protocol.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited chambers and exchanges in Denizli’s counties. Hisarcıklıoğlu was accompanied by Denizli Chamber of Commerce President Necdet Özer, Denizli Chamber of Industry President Müjdat Keçeci, Denizli Commodity Exchange President İbrahim Tefenlili, Buldan District Official Hacı Uzkuç, Buldan Municipality Director Mustafa Gülbay during his visit to Buldan county. ​

As a part of his Denizli itinerary, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited to the Denizli Chamber of Industry and the Commodity Exchange. During the visit, Hisarcıklıoğlu exchanged views with the members of the councils and boards of the Chamber and Exchange, Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that his morale is boosted whenever he visit Denizli and pointed out that the people of Denizli contribute greatly to business life by choosing good presidents and administrators.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stating that they would be providing support for the families of the miners who lost their lives during the incident at the mine in Ermenek, said, “As the TOBB Board of Directors we have decided to provide the families with houses.”​

B20 Turkey Executive Council Chair and TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, along with the B20 Executive Council and the representatives of the business world, attended the dinner hosted by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu.​