10.05.2014 Afyonkarahisar

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the opening of the Afyonkarahisar Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (ATSO) new service building. The opening was conducted by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Also attending the ceremony were Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekçi, Customs and Commerce Minister Hayati Yazıcı, Forestry and Irrigation Minister Bakanı Veysel Eroğlu, Afyonkarahisar Governor İrfan Balkanlıoğlu, Municipality Director Burhanettin Çoban, ATSO Chairman Hüsnü Serteser, ATSO members and many guests.

Prime Minster Erdoğan pointed outthat Afyonkarahisar has made great leaps in both the fields of industry and commerce, stating that thermal tourism will also make it more attractive.

- Service building is a matter of vision

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the business dinner attended by many representatives of the business community and by hosted by Afyonkarahisar TSO Chairman Hüsnü Serteser. Hisarcıklıoğlu thanked Prime Minister Erdoğan and the Ministers who attended the opening ceremony and said, “With its visionary approach, the Afyonkarahisar Chamber of Commerce and Industry has contributed greatly to its city through its new service building. This is quite gratifying. Afyonkarahisar TSO is one of the few chambers in the world in regards to their level of service quality. This is a matter of vision. Afyon has gained a new modern building, this makes us proud. Hopefully, we will return to Afyon in a short time again to open one of the most important exchanges in the field of livestock.”