Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

European Union (EU) Minister and Chief Negotiator Volkan Bozkır visited TOBB. Also present during the visit were EU-Turkey Joint Arbitration Committee (KİK) Turkey Member NGO Presidents and representatives.​

TOBB President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, TESK President Bendevi Palandöken and Türk-İş General Director Ergün Atalay paid a condolatory visit to the Bingöl Security Chief Atalay Ülker at Numune Training and Research Hospital.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “We are holding the first seminars for council members, we did not foresee the level of interest we’ve seen – it is evident that there was a tangible need for this.”​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu met with Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) President Jemal Inaishvili in Ankara. Inaishvili was elected as CACCI President during its 83rd General Assembly held in Kuala Lumpur between the 17th and 19th of September, 2014. M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, elected CACCI Vice President during the same meeting, assessed the business schedule of the coming term, emphasizing the need for CACCI to be proactive throughout the G-20/B-20 process.​

Assessing the Medium Term Program (2015-2017, OVP) announced today, the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “We consider the Medium Term Program prepared by our government during this time of surfacing uncertainty in the global economy to be very important. It will act as a lighthouse. It should also be put on a schedule and put into action accordingly.”​

Under TOBB’s leadership, the Great Anatolia Logistic Organization (BALO) and Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) Rail Cargo Austria (RCA) have signed a protocol for joint venture in Germany.​

In his press release regarding the Feast of Sacrifice, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that holidays gain meaning through solidarity and cooperation, expressing his wishes for a world ruled by peace and brotherhood for all people.​

US Commerce Minister Penny Pritzker and the delegation of US Ministry Export Council Members and high level US companies attended a work breakfast held at TOBB by TOBB and the US Chamber of Commerce.​

In a message in regards to the European SME Week which will take place between 29 September and 5 October, celebrated in 37 countries, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that the activities of the week will light the way for SMEs. Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized that SMEs must increase their competitive power.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu released a press statement in regards to the passing of Ali Osman Ulusoy, an important figure in Turkish business and sports communities. Stating that Ulusoy was a very respectable and valued person, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “Ali Osman Ulusoy, who rendered great services for Turkey will never be forgotten.”​