IKV Board of Directors visited TOBB President and Eurochambers Vice-Chairman and M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu on the 3rd February 2014. An IKV delegation consisting of IKV Chairman Ömer Cihad Vardan; Vice-President Prof. Dr. Halûk Kabaalioğlu; Member of the Executive Board Responsible for Accounts Mehmet Nuri Görenoğlu; Members of the Board of Directors, Ahmet Sayar, Ilhan Soylu, Şükrü Alkan, IKV’s Audit Committee Member Hasan Hüseyin Coşkun and IKV Secretary General Assoc. Dr. Cigdem Nas was received by TOBB President in Ankara. During this meeting, the delegation gave information on the foreseen activities, projects and objectives by IKV for the next two years. They have also discussed the latest development in regards to Turkey's EU accession.

During the meeting, TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu touched upon the far-sightedness of the business world in 1965 with the initiative taken for the establishment of IKV.  He further stressed the importance of the task fulfilled by IKV since it is the only specialized institution on EU Affairs in Turkey.

At the meeting, IKV Chairman Ömer Cihad Vardan thanked Hisarcıklıoğlu for the support shown by TOBB to the activities conducted by IKV. In this occasion, he also expressed his wish for further strengthening the cooperation between the two institutions and to launch further joint projects in the near future.

TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu presented his recommendations regarding IKV’s new working program and wished the newly elected Board of Director success in its future endeavours.