Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The second Council Member Seminar has been organized by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) on October 17th through to the 19th, 2014, at the TOBB University of Economics and Technology (ETU).​

TOBB President and EUROCHAMBRES Vice President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the EUROCHAMBRES General Assembly in Brussels. In his assessment of the meeting, Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that his appointment to B20 Presidency as the President of TOBB has been met with great pleasure by the European chambers community.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu spoke at the European Parliament General Assembly in Brussels.​

TOBB President and EUROCHAMBRES Vice President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the business breakfast of the EUROCHAMBRES Global Chamber Platform.​

TOBB President and the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry (EUROCHAMBRES) Vice President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu urged the European business community to remind the European society that the EU’s expansion policy was a success story.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu presided over the EUROCHAMBRES European Commission and Neighborhood Policy Committee which took place in Brussels.​

Prime Minister Davutoğlu attended the arbitration meeting of NGO representatives and TOBB’s local organizations hosted by TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu. TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said in his opening speech, “We cannot let the seeds of hate be planted in our society, to have our children be tricked into being sacrificed to such heinous ploys. We cannot allow our future, peace and prosperity to be threatened. We must foil these ploys.”​

In regards to the saddening developments of the last few days throughout the country, non-governmental organizations have issued a message urging common sense. The EU-Turkey Joint Arbitration Committee (KİK) Turkey Member Civil Society Organizations; Presidents and Directors of Hak-İş, Kamu-Sen, Memur-Sen, TZOB, TİSK, TESK, Türk-İş and TOBB convened at the TOBB Twin Towers to hold a joint press meeting. The joint declaration as read by TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu is as follows:​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, along with the presidents of KAMU-SEN, MEMUR-SEN, HAK-İŞ, TÜRK-İŞ, TZOB and TİSK, visited the Bingöl Chief of Security, Atalay Ürker, at the Numune Training and Research Hospital where is undergoing treatment as a result of the armed assault on him.​

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.​