The trees were planted around the Union Center in the names of TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, Vice Presidents Faik Yavuz, Bülent Koşmaz, Halim Mete, Murat Yalçıntaş and Tanıl Küçük, TOBB Board of Directors Accounting Member İlhan Parseker and TOBB Board Members Fahrettin Akyıl, Mustafa Yardımcı, Ender Yorgancılar, Çetin Osman Budak, Mehmet Ali Kuseyri, Arif Parmaksız, Mustafa Boydak and Harun Karacan.

Cutting of the ribbon during the ceremony was done by the TOBB President and Board Members followed by shooting of a souvenir photo.
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