IKV Chairperson Ayhan Zeytinoğlu attended the E-Commerce Private Sector Roundtable Meeting held in Istanbul on 16 January 2026, hosted by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB). The meeting, attended by Deputy Minister of Trade Mustafa Tuzcu, European Commission Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union Gerassimos Thomas, TOBB Vice President Tamer Kıran, and TOBB Türkiye E-Commerce Council President Ozan Acar, brought together representatives from the public and private sectors.

The meeting comprehensively addressed the impact of the EU customs union reform process on Türkiye’s e-commerce ecosystem. It also assessed current policy dynamics in global digital trade and their implications for trade relations with the EU.