Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

TOBB Deputy Secretary General Sarp Kalkan said in his speech here that they have begun their third year of work within the framework of the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index, which they conducted under the auspices of Vice President Fuat Oktay.

Kalkan reported that the private sector component of the endeavor is being coordinated by TOBB, noting that construction permits and executive bankruptcy processes are the two most important reform areas this year, stated that in today's workshop, they’ve come together to discuss the processes, especially construction permits,  that are disrupting the work of municipalities.

Kalkan stressed that the easier the process of doing business in municipalities is, the better the investment environment will be.

“Investment appetite will increase in Turkey. We are very happy that Turkey has risen to 33^rd place by carrying out reforms from its rank in the 60s and 70s for many years. The Doing Business report is an important report comparing regulations which apply to companies in each country. Our goal is to bring Turkey in to the top 20 countries in the first phase and then to take it to the summit. We are working to achieve our goals.”