Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Italian Ambassador Gianpaolo Scarente visited TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu in order to discuss the details of President Abdullah Gül’s state visit to Italy.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu traveled to Brussels with the syndicate confederation and profession organization presidents who form the Turkish part of the Turkey – EU Joint Advisory Committee on the 21st of January, 2014.​

TOBB, TZOB, TÜRK-İŞ, TİSK, HAK-İŞ, MEMUR-SEN and TESK made a joint proclamation. The proclamation is as follows:​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and the TOBB Board of Directors members accompanying him visited the Environment and Urbanism Minister İdris Gülcü, Maritime Affairs and Telecommunication Minister Lütfi Elvan and the Science, Industry and Technology Minister Fikri Işık to congratulate them on their recent appointments.​

Speaking at the 51st General Assembly of the Financial Development Foundation (İKV), TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu defined the significance of EU membership as ‘becoming a country of rules and institutions’ and said, “The EU compliance process provides us with a tested prescription for success. We must enact this prescription appropriately. In this regard, we must continue with the reforms we began back in 2001. It’s obvious to us all what happens when you stop turning the pedals on a bike.”​

An additional 21 chambers and commodity exchanges have attained their accreditation certificates. With the completion of 69 chambers and commodity exchanges’ work towards accreditation certification, the number of 5-star chambers will reach 221. The goal is to certify all 365 chambers and commodity exchanges.​

Belgium’s Ambassador to Ankara, Marc Trenteseau visited TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu at his office.​

At the TOBB Union Center for the 9th Term Chamber/Commodity Exchange Accreditation Certification Ceremony, chamber and commodity exchange presidents visited TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu on the 13th and 14th of January, 2014.​

The Turkish – Malaysian Business Forum was held in Kuala Lumpur with the attendances of TOBB/DEİK President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekçi, Malaysia Economy and Industry Minister Mustafa Muhammet and approximately 450 Turkish and Malaysian investors.​

As the last order of business, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the “Asia Pacific and Turkey’s Transformation” Meeting in which Prime Minister Erdoğan took part as the primary speaker. ​