Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The TOBB President pointed out that they are proud of the Çanakkale CCI and CE and, emphasizing that they are 5-star Accredited Chamber/Exchanges, providing their members with the same standards as London, Paris and Berlin chambers.

Touching on the fact the biggest complaint of the business community is high employment costs, Hisarcıklıoğlu said that Çanakkale is among the three most successful provinces in Marmara in the Employment Mobilization initiated on the instructions of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's.

Pointing out that the Çanakkale economy is progressing well, Hisarcıklıoğlu reported that Çanakkale economy is above the national average.

The TOBB President said, “The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge will revive in the Çanakkale economy. You will connect Europe to Anatolia. You will become a crossroads for all Marmara transit lines.”

Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that Çanakkale is rich in history and tourism and said:

“There is history; there is the sea. Allah has given you everything, you have terrific lands. When you look at Çanakkale, praise Allah, there is peace, there is everything you would want. There are 109 different local products in Çanakkale, 35 of these are organic products and Çanakkale in the top 10 in organic agriculture in Turkey.”

Referring to Çanakkale's famous Ezine Cheese, Hisarcıklıoğlu also pointed out that there are important initiatives of the commodity exchange and “Chairman Kaya Üzen has really made a great effort for attaining a geographical mark for Ezine Cheese.”

Hisarcıklıoğlu presented the awards of the members of the commodity exchange as well as a plaque to TOBB Delegate Salamon Halyo a founding member of the Çanakkale Commodity Exchange and is currently serving as Vice President but has announced that he will not be participating in the elections for the next term.