Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

According to the Domestic Goods Communiqué (SGM 2014/35) prepared by the Ministry of Industry and Technology in accordance with Article 63 of the Public Procurement Law No. 4734 and published in the Official Gazette dated September 13, 2014 and numbered 29118, 1750 Domestic Goods Certificates were approved by TOBB in December 2022.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Mining Council meeting was held with the participation of Veysel Tiryaki, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and under the chairmanship of TOBB Board Member Şaban A. Karamehmetoğlu and Council President İbrahim Halil Kırşan.​

With the cooperation protocol signed between the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) and Educational Testing Service Global B.V (ETS GLOBAL B.V), the foreign language measurement and evaluation tools of the institutions and private sector enterprises in TOBB will be at universal standards.​

Within the scope of the Ensuring the Unity of Implementation of Trade Registry Directorates and Increasing the Quality of Service Project carried out in cooperation with the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) and the Ministry of Commerce General Directorate of Internal Trade, the joint meeting of the sub-workgroups established for the Implementation Handbook module was held under the chairmanship of Dr. Ahmet Can Balak, Deputy General Director of Internal Trade.​

The number of capacity reports approved by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) in December 2022 increased by 8.5% (393 units) compared to November 2022 (4,646 units) and reached 5,039 units.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) International Transit Document Directorate visited the İpsala, Hamzabeyli and Kapıkule transit document distribution offices of the Edirne Commodity Exchange on December 31st, 2022 and January 1st, 2023 within the scope of the annual transfer and use of new documents of the newly opened Transition Documents every year.​

The Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA) Finance Committee Meeting was held online. The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu is also the ICCIA Vice President. At the meeting attended by Mustafa Bayburtlu, Head of EU and Foreign Relations Department on behalf of TOBB, the ICCIA 2023 budget was accepted to be presented to the Board of Directors. ​

The “1 Million Employment Project” Public Information Program, initiated under the Ministry of Treasury and Finance and in which the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) is a stakeholder, was held at the Beştepe Nation Congress and Culture Center.​

Türkiye-TRNC Chamber of Commerce Forum, Business Dinner in Honor of the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Ersin Tatar was held at TOBB Twin Towers.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Beverage Industry Council held a consultation meeting under the chairmanship of Council President Ozan Diren with the participation of TOBB Board Member Cengiz Günay.​