26.03.2018 Konya
The new building of the Çumra Chamber of Commerce and Industry was opened with ceremony, attended by TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu.
Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “I am pleased to be with you in Çumra, the city of Çatalhöyük,
forerunner of agriculture and birthplace of civilization.”
Stressing the importance of Çumra as a city of ancient history and
culture, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “Çatalhöyük and its environs have a history
dating back to 7000 BC, listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Evidence of
trade, the domestication of animals and weaving were first discovered in Çumra
in world history. Earth pots and copper were used here for the first time and
civilization began here, spreading out to the world. This is the Turkey's first
modern example of urbanism. Çumra is a center of modern farming, with large,
fertile and irrigable fields.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu said that Çumra is the agricultural production base of
Konya and Turkey, as well as boasting Turkey's largest and the most modern
sugar factory.
Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that tulip cultivation has gained speed in Çumra
and that 50 million tulips are produced annually.
Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that the physical capacity of Çumra Chamber of
Commerce with its new service building is 5-star quality, “Now, it is time for
accreditation. I hope it will also be a 5-star chamber in terms of service.”
TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu promised to build a school in Çumra as
TOBB.