Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu paid a courtesy visit to Court of Account President Asst. Dr. Recai Akyel. ​

Foreign Economic Relations Council (DEİK) is restructuring itself. While the executive board is being dismantled, a Presidential Council comprised of five Vice Presidents and a treasurer will be formed. DEİK Vice Presidents will be Ayhan Zeytinoğlu, Erdal Eren, Şeraffetin Aşut, Tuncay Özilhan and Zeynel Abidin Erdem while Tuğrul Erkin has been elected as treasurer.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan Tri-partite Summit’s 8th Meeting held at the Çankaya Palace hosted by President of the Republic, Abdullah Gül.​

The 8th meeting for the İstanbul Forum, formed by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), the Afghanistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and the Federation of Pakistani Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), which aims for economic cooperation between Turkey Afghanistan and Pakistan, was held at the TOBB Twin towers.​

The 5th Turkish Export Goods Fair taking place in the capital of Turkmenistan, Ashkhabad, started off with the attendance of TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu.​

In Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan for the 5th Turkish Export Goods Fair, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekçi, the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and the Turkey Exporters Council (TİM) President Mehmet Büyükekşi were received by the Turkmenistan President Gurbanguli Berdimuhamedov.​

Speaking at the TOBB Turkey Higher Education Council meeting, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that it would not be possible to reach the 2023 goals just with exports in only 10 years and that it was necessary to additionally commercialize new inventions in order to do this and that a great burden falls to TÜBİTAK in this regard.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu has been reelected as the President of the Turkey National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), one of the largest business organizations in the world. Hisarcıklıoğlu, pointing out that the Turkish business community needs to focus on distant markets, said that they need new partners to achieve this. ​

The President of the Republic of Turkey, Abdullah Gül, received the Turkey – EU Joint Consultation Committee.​

The Turkey – EU Joint Consultation Committee delegation visited TBMM Speaker Cemil Çiçek at his office and consulted with him in regards to the work of the Committee. TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu drawing attention to the fact that there were significant changes to legislature during Çiçek tenure as the Minister of justice and thanked him for his contributions to the process.​