23.12.2017 Kayseri
Speaking at Industry Night Event 2017 meeting organised by Kayseri Chamber of Industry (KAYSO) TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu revealed the recipe for success as shared wisdom and acting in unison. Hisarcıklıoğlu highlighted that the figures for economic growth are pleasing and promising.
KAYSO
Industry Night Event 2017 meeting hosted by KAYSO President Mehmet Büyüksimitçi
held with the participation of TOBB President M. Rİfat Hisarcıklıoğlu together
with Minister of Custom and Trade Bülent Tüfenkci. TOBB President M. Rifat
Hisarcıklıoğlu during the speech he made therein has complimented the unity and
solidarity of Kayseri. Reminding the
saying “Unity bears mercy and richness where discrepancy bear torment”
Hisarcıklıoğlu told “We already know the virtue of this saying as Kayseri. But
as country, we also experienced it time after time, especially during the
recent years. Here, in the recent years Turkey has been struggling with global
and regional crisis of its all-time. We are hosting 3.5 million of refugees. We
are tackling with 3 global terrorist organisation at the same time. We said
that new and unconventional reforms were needed for economic growth during such
a period like this, we put common mind into use. You passed it to use, we
passed it to our government. Then they carried it into effect.”
-What did the
requests of chambers and commodity exchanges brought?
Telling about
what have been carried out after receiving requests from Chambers-Commodity
Exchanges Hisarcıklıoğlu also stated that within finance area they have
provided companies with credit loan on 9.9 percent interest rate basis. Stating
that they have provided 5 billion lira worth of credit for 27 thousand firms in
total Hisarcıklıoğlu also stated that in Kayseri 396 SMEs have met 38 million
lira of credit repository. In addition to that telling that KOSGEB provided 275
thousand firms with 7 billion lira worth of interest free credit on 3-year term
Hisarcıklıoğlu also said 220 billion lira of credit has been given to 364
thousand firms by Credit Guarantee Fund. TOBB President expressed that they
provided fund worth of 232 billion lira to 666 firms throughout Turkey.
Stating that
they have achieved a major employment campaign Hisarcıklıoğlu also said that
state provide great deal of support for cost obstacles within this field.
-The success
story of Kayseri
Telling that
the new worldwide trend is the competition between cities Hisarcıklıoğlu added
“That is to say the more you grow cities, the more your country grows. In that
sense Kayseri is a success story. It is a success story which entirely come out
of its own dynamics. Kayseri has been a trading city. With its own people’s
labour it become one of the most important industrial cities of Turkey.
Masters, labourers have set up factory. As if it was not enough, entirely
through their own means Kayseri has become a Tourist city. We set up world’s
longest runway, on the cutting edge facilities in this city. Surely that was
not enough, so now we become major education city with our 3 universities. We
accept students with high points following 3 big cities. We did not expect
anything from the state. 85 % of the education facilities have been built up by
the support of good samaritans, businessmen of Kayseri. In this sense Kayseri
is unique in Turkey. We did not ask anything from the state. We reached this
point with our own means. We are continuing to grow our city, our country. As
you can see since the global crisis; Employment and Exportation. We are at
least 10 point head of Turkey’s average in those two fields. We are saying that
we want to maintain to grow our city. Now does Kayseri that achieved all those
things, deserve high – speed train, highway, dutiable airport?”
TOBB
President Hisarcıklıoğlu stating that considerable amount of achievement had
been made in domestic automobile matter, he also said there is still time to
determine the place for investment. Reminding that each city and region have
requests in relation with this matter, Hisarcıklıoğlu advised cities to unite
their forces.
- Minister of
Custom and Trade Bülent Tüfenkci
During his
speech Minister of Custom and Trade Bülent Tüfenkci said “Eventhough some
cannot accept, feel annoyed Turkey has achieved this growth as whole with its
domestic and foreign trade. Those who
anticipate disaster scenarios for 2017, no doubt shall be embarrassed in 2018.
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Attending
‘Industry Night Event’ by Kayseri Chamber of Industry (KAYSO) Minister of
Custom and Trade Bülent Tüfenkci underlined that despite all the obstacles a globally
enviable growth had been achieved in 2017. Urging that such growth would
maintain in 2018 Tüfenkci also said “The economy of our country gives
confidence to both domestic and foreign investors. Despite the villainous coup
attempt in 2016, furthermore to make things worst they put their signature
under an economic terror act and act together with malice groups; despite all
those our country stand firmly and made a powerful start to 2017. Allah
willing, we are ending 2017 powerfully. When we look back in the third quarter
we have achieved globally enviable growth rate. Eventhough some could not
accept it, feel annoyed about it Turkey achieved this growth rate not only in
one sector but as a whole with its domestic and foreign trade. Those who
anticipate pessimistic scenarios in 2017 shall be no doubt be embarrassed in
2018. With the current measures as well as the ones we would announce next
month, Allah will you shall see that the inflation will also reduce to single
digit figures in 2018. Despite all the difficulties in 2017 an additional
employment for 1 million 355 thousand people had been provided. This figure is not an insufficient figure.
When we look at the average numbers of last 7 years, each year Turkey provided
1 million people with employment. In the coming periods we shall provide
employment exceeding those figures. Each year over 1 million people join to the
labour force. Therefore we need to provide our people with jobs by achieving
growth rates more than 5 percent. What we accomplished are the assurance for
what we shall achieve. We unlike some people do not do politics on lies, we are
the pupils of our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. If Allah permits, until now
and in future we do not make promises that we cannot keep.”
- KAYSO President
Mehmet Büyüksimitçi
KAYSO President
Mehmet Büyüksimitçi thanking to Minister of Custom and Trade Bülent Tüfençki
for the support provided for invigoration of economy in 2017 and said that such
supports should be permanent for the next year. Büyüksimitçi said “I know that
as the ministry that The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey is
associated with, you have great endeavour in all the measures which conduce
towards pulling through of our economy which was slowed down due to the villainous
coup attempt in 2016. Especially I thank for production reform law, TOBB
Breathing Credit, KOSGEB supports, employment supports, +1 employment support,
arbitration law, VAT reduction applied to furniture, Special Consumption Tax
reduction applied to white appliances”.
Protocol
members who attended the night presented with gifts and also the industrialist
presented with their awards.