Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Speaking at the opening of the Traffic Safety and Highway Passenger Transport Workshop organized at the TOBB Conference Hall, TOBB Board Member Bülent Karakus emphasized that Turkey's two main problems are armed terror and traffic terrorism. “Traffic accidents are not fate, but terrorism. We have lost about 50,000 people in the last 10 years.”​

TOBB Vice President Halim Mete held bilateral talks in Istanbul with Latvian Chamber of Commerce President Aigars Rostovskis and Council Chairman Janis Endzins.​

TOBB increased its support to the transport sector. TOBB, which previously reduced assurances of road carriers to the TIR system, also increased the TIR Carnets collateral limits to 100,000 Euros.​

TOBB Turkey Civil Aviation Council meeting was held at the TOBB Istanbul Service Building with the participation of Chairman of the Council Mr. Teoman Tosun and General Director of the State Airports Authority Funda Ocak.​

TOBB Board Member Treasurer Faik Yavuz attended the Turkey-Serbia Agriculture Work Fair held in Belgrade. The Forum, which took place with the participation of Turkish private sector representatives under the auspices of Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Livestock, brought together 200 participants from the business world of the two countries.​

The number of newly established companies, cooperatives and the number of sole proprietorships decreased by 12,72%, 14,94%, 15,98% with respect to the previous month.​

TOBB Board Treasurer Faik Yavuz attended the 7th Ordinary General Assembly of the Central Association of Cattle Breeders in Turkey. ​

The joint meeting of TOBB Turkey Forestry Goods and TOBB Turkey Furniture Products Councils was held at the TOBB Istanbul Service Building under the chairmanship of TOBB Board Member Şahin Bilgiç. High-level representatives of public, private and non-governmental organizations showed great interest in the meeting.​

TOBB Vice Chairman Halim Mete, speaking at the Informatics Sector Meeting, said that Science, Industry and Technology Minister Faruk Özlu has expressed that there is no alternative to a private sector-based growth model at every opportunity.​

In order to contribute to local development as a part of the “81 Academic Advisors to 81 Provinces” Project, which has been carried out since 2014 by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, Aydin province Academic Advisor Prof. Dr. Fatma Neval Genç moderated the meeting of the Aydın’s provincial chambers and exchanges.​