Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

TOBB Board Vice President and DEİK Board Member Halim Mete said, “Africa’s integration to the global system, taking its rightful place in the global economic system, while using its human and natural resources in the most efficient manner, to develop its economy is the shared hope of the Turkish private sector.”​

TOBB Board Member İbrahim Burkay attended the Export Oriented Production Strategy Assessment Council meeting presided over by Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci.​

TOBB Board Vice President and İstanbul Chamber of Commerce President İbrahim Çağlar stated that Poland’s choice of Turkey to diversify its foreign markets is viewed with appreciation and interest by the Turkish business world and said, “Our bilateral trade, unfazed by the global crisis, has exceeded 5 billion USD.”​

UMEM ABILITY’10 Project Memorandum efforts have been started off by representatives of Course Directors at TOBB.​

As a part of the Chamber/Exchange Accreditation System efforts, a Pre-Inspection Briefing was held hosted by TEPAV on the 3rd and 4th, 2014, aimed at 1st and 2nd term accredited chambers which will be undergoing Certification Renewal Inspection this year.​

TOBB 17th Turkish Speaking Entrepreneurs Program Opening Session was held at TOBB Social Facilities. The program, attended by 600 entrepreneurs from 24 countries and 5 autonomous regions, is viewed as one of the most important organizations for forming new cooperation opportunities. ​

The Coordination Council for the Improvement of Investment Environment (YOİKK) Employment Technical Committee meeting was held at the Labor and Social Security Ministry Reşat Moralı meeting hall, presided by Labor and Social Security Ministry Deputy Undersecretary Mehmet Selim Bağlı.​

Following three years of internship, courses and hands-on training, on the eve of taking up office, the 99th term district governor candidates which visited TOBB were briefed on TOBB’s constitutional status, legal base, organization, mission and activities.​

Biga Chamber of Commerce and Industry awarded its members who paid high amounts of institutions and income tax in the 2012 fiscal year as well as its members who conducted a high volume of exports and those who fulfilled their 30th year as members during a ceremony in February 27th, 2014 in Biga.​

Transportation Law Applications and Effects on Economy Workshop was held at TOBB Social Facilities with the attendance of TOBB Board Vice President Halim Mete.​