24.11.2014 Manisa
TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the opening of the Manisa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MTSO). Expressing his joy in the love shown for the former TOBB Board Vice President and MTSO President Bülent Koşmaz who passed on, Hisarcıklıoğlu spoke about the contributions Koşmaz made to the Turkish business world.
Attending the MTSO Bülent Koşmaz Service Building in the Yunusemre
County in addition to TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu were Manisa
Governor Erdoğan Bektaş, Manisa Municipality Director Cengiz Ergün, AK Party
Manisa PMs Hüseyin Tanrıverdi, Selçuk Özdağ, CHP Manisa PMs Hasan Ören, Özgür Özel,
MTSO President Yaşar Coşkun, municipality directors, chamber presidents,
section chiefs and many citizens.
Thanking Yaşar Coşkun for his work, Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that loyalty
is a part of Manisa’s essence.
Speaking in regards to Bülent Koşmaz, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “May Allah
grant him heaven. Mrs. Saadet Coşkun is an example of how self-sacrificing
Turkish women are. I would also like to thank his children Sedef and Gökçe
Çiçek for conserving their father’s business and the support they’ve given.”
Stating that Manisa deserves the best, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “The Board
has worked together to bring this service building to Manisa’s use. MTSO is
also a 5s-tar chamber, providing the same quality of service as any chamber in
Paris, London or Berlin. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to
this.”
MTSO Board President Yaşar Coşkun and Manisa Governor Erdoğan Bektaş
also gave speeches during the ceremony.
Afterwards gifts were exchanged, following a prayer led by the Manisa
Mufti Sinan Cihan, the MTSO Bülent Koşmaz Service Building was opened by the
protocol members.