IKV Chairman and TOBB Vice President Ayhan Zeytinoğlu attended the 2021 Ordinary General Assembly of the German-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK) held in Istanbul on 23 September 2021.

Taking the floor at the General Assembly meeting, which began with the opening speech by AHK President Dr. Markus C. Slevogt, IKV Chairman Zeytinoğlu stressed the need to resolve existing issues in the Customs Union such as the FTAs, transportation quotas and dispute resolution and pointed out to the importance of including agricultural goods, e-commerce and public procurement should within the scope of Turkey-EU trade relations.

Indicating that the potential of Turkey-EU relations should be further enhanced, IKV Chairman Zeytinoğlu stated that the modernisation of the Customs Union was also of great importance for Turkey’s alignment with the European Green Deal to be supported and promoted by the EU. Head of the EU Delegation to Turkey Ambassador Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut also participated in the General Assembly meeting and delivered a speech.

The German-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry was founded in 1994 by DIHK and TOBB. AHK Turkey also gained the qualification of a German Chamber of Foreign Trade (AHK) in the year it was founded. AHK Turkey has been promoting cooperation between German and Turkish companies since its inception and is supporting the development and expansion of its business activities in both countries. AHK Turkey is a chamber subject to Turkish law. It is also the only twin-chamber with “Chamber” status.