Our Chairman Sefer GÖÇER, our Accountant Member of Board of Directors Yakup BOZKAN and Assembly Member Sezai ÇELPEŞLİ have attended the meeting representing our exchange.

TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “We have begun dialogue meetings in Anatolia in cooperation with the Board of Directors of the Turkey Banks Union. We are holding the tenth meeting in Bursa. Here, Balıkesir, Bilecik, Yalova, Kütahya, Eskişehir provinces and districts have come together. Turkey's top 10 Bank's General Manager and Assistant General Managers, regional and branch are with us.”

Stating that the real sector and bankers met at the same table for the first time, Hisarcıklıoğlu said that the problems of the business world will be communicated directly to the top management of the banks and they will share suggestions.

Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that it is very important for banks to enter the field in order to listen to the problems of the real sector. “With these meetings, the real sector and the financial sector will understand each other better and develop common solutions. In other words, we will overcome this turbulent period by working together.”

Noting that both sectors need to be strengthened, the TOBB President stated that they have forwarded their suggestions to the government and they continue to communicate.

Emphasizing that it is very important to keep the channels of access to finance open to SMEs, TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu mentioned that there are positive developments in the economy in the recent period but that the economic recovery has not yet reached the desired point. Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that they’ve relayed the demands from the chambers as TOBB to the government which has taken the first steps in the recovery of the markets by reducing the tax in 4 sectors. Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “Short-time working allowance has been activated. The eligible taxpayers have been provided with a maturity of 60 months for SSI debts. Under the leadership of Ziraat and Halkbank, housing loan interest rates were reduced along with İşbank and Vakıfbank. Steps were taken in the trade receivables insurance. Legislation on the implementation of this has been scheduled for the next term.

Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that all these measures boosted the market and supported the trade. “We believe that we will leave this turbulent period behind. Because the foundations of our country are robust “In the last 25 years we have overcome many troubles. Turkey will overcome this bump in the road as well.”