Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said here that the Economic Development Foundation is the window of the business world to the European Union, noting, “İKV is the business world’s concrete support of Turkey's European Union relations. The history of the Economic Development Foundation is essentially parallel to the history of Turkey's relations with the European Union."

Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized that the Economic Development Foundation is a European Union school, library and teaching for the business world, and said that İKV also informed all segments of society about the European Union. TOBB President said, “The whole world is going through a difficult period. I’ve said this many times, we're having the most troubled period since the Second World War. We're facing a global problem. However, we do not see the global solidarity needed. The trend of protectionism is rising all over the world. Uncertainty remains in the world economy. At the same time, Turkey-EU relations are going through a difficult process.  However, we should not be hopeless. Dialogue between Turkey and EU institutions is underway. Yes, it is inadequate, but there is dialogue, and this dialogue needs to be able to provide results.”