Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, speaking at the GS1 General Assembly, stated that 2019 will be a transformative year for retail sales, “Technology will change the rules of engagement. Consumers, customers, will demand more than ever. Therefore, we should use 2019 as a year for digital moves.”​

Under TOBB’s leadership, Turkey's top 100 fastest growing companies were identified in collaboration with TEPAV. Biomar Sagun Feed Industry, headquartered in Aydın, ranked first by increasing its turnover by 5,324% in two years. Award-winning entrepreneurs and TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu posed for a commemorative photo at the end of the meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at Samsun Çarşamba Airport. TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, in his speech during the ceremony, said, “We, as the Turkish business world, continue to work with the same spirit and conviction from 1919 to 2019. 100 years later, we are now fighting for a future in the economic sphere. As the Turkish private sector, we say that if we could do it yesterday, we can do it today. Working together, we will ensure that Turkey becomes one of the world's largest economies and takes its place among the leading nations.​

In Samsun for Turkey 100 meetings, the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu met with the heads of chamber and commodity exchanges from all over Turkey who are visiting the city.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu laid a wreath and stood in salute at the Atatürk monument in the Samsun First Step Square on occasion of May 19th Atatürk Commemoration, Youth and Sports Day.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President and TOBB Economics and Technology University (TOBB ETU) Board of Trustees President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu met with graduate students at the iftar dinner organized for the 8th time this year by the TOBB Economy and Society University of Technology Alumni (TOBB ETU MED).​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu met with the President of Kazakhstan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ablay Myrzahmedov. During the meeting in Nur Sultan, issues related to the Turkish-Kazakh Chamber of Commerce and Industry Forum were discussed. ​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that they’ve renewed Turkey's 10 largest border crossings without spending a single cent from the treasury.”​

In the capital of Kazakhstan, Nur Sultan, charter for the Turkish Council of Speaking Countries Cooperation Council (Turkic Council) Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TTCI) was signed.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President and TOBB Economics and Technology University (TOBB ETU) Board of Trustees President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu met with TOBB ETU students granted scholarships as a part of the TOBB ETU Business Scholarship Program by the Customs and Tourism Enterprises Inc. (GTİ Co Inc).​

Akhisar Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Mehmet Ulusoy, along with the accompanying delegation him, visited the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu. ​