16.12.2015 Ankara

TOBB has stepped forth to take the first step in broaching the 600,000,000€ CERN market for Turkish companies, taking on the first order. TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “This is the first step in a massive market. I am convinced many more Turkish companies will conduct much larger transactions. Innovation and high technology will play key roles in growing our economy. To this end, we put great importance on our partnership with CERN.”

The first contract to be fulfilled for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) by a Turkish company will be by the Dora Machinery Production Industry and Commerce LLC. The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), following Turkey’s partnership agreement with CERN mobilized to enable Turkish companies to take a larger share of the CERN market. Conferences held by TOBB provided information regarding the services and goods demanded by CERN. TOBB established its CERN Industry Contact Office, providing Turkish companies support to enable them in becoming suppliers for CERN.

Speaking in regards to the first contract taken on by a Turkish company with CERN, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that this was an important first step and that this process would add to the growth of Turkey’s economy.

Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “The contact office we’ve set up and the conferences we’ve held were aimed to establish a roadmap for the private sector. As a result, the first contract has been secured. This is the first step into a massive market, I believe that many other Turkish companies will also enter this market. Innovation and high technology will play key roles in growing our economy. To this end, we put great importance on our partnership with CERN.”

- First step taken

Through contacts via the CERN Industry Contact Office, Dora Machinery Production Industry and Commerce LLC has become a supplier for CERN, providing precise part production with their highly precise CNC machines. Dora Machinery Production Industry and Commerce LLC’s General Director Bekir Sağlamyürek stated that they also work with domestic and foreign defense sectors, electronics and machine production companies as well as having infrastructure for producing patents in the medical field.

Sağlamyürek stated that becoming a supplier for CERN is a matter of great prestige and extended his gratitude to TOBB for opening the way for Turkish companies in this field.

- TOBB Industry Contact Office

Established under TOBB, the Industry Contact Office works to facilitate and provide information on CERN affiliate states’ industrial companies’ tender processes. Information regarding CERN’s tenders can be reached via http://www.tobb.org.tr/cern while cern@tobb.org.tr can be used for contacting TOBB – CERN Industry Contact Office.