23.07.2018 Ankara

Parliament Speaker Binali Yıldırım received Turkey - EU Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) Turkey Wing constituted of the representatives of confederations and professional organizations.

Receiving the delegation headed by TOBB President Rıfat Hisarcıklıoğlu, Yıldırım stated that they plan to achieve good works for Turkey in the 27^th Parliamentary Term.

Yıldırım pointed out that the way to bring together the expectations of the various social sectors can be achieved by working with non-governmental organizations representing them, “It is impossible the meet the needs of every individual citizen. By working closely with representatives of all sectors, businessmen, industrialists and their representatives, we will be able to make the arrangements that the nation expects and we will have the chance to relay the expectations to the executive branch.”

Yıldırım noted that they would continue to work together to developing democracy further, enriching the country as well as the prosperity and happiness of the citizens.

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that they are ready to make every contribution for the success of the Assembly as organizations representing the whole of Turkey.”

Hisarcıklıoğlu congratulated Yıldırım on being awarded with the State Honor Medal by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan because of his compromising and tolerant profile as well as the birth of his second grandchild the day before.

Yıldırım, referring to the birth of his second grandchild, replied to Hisarcıklıoğlu, “That was better than everything else.”

The committee headed by Hisarcıklıoğlu is comprised of: TESK Chairman Bendevi Palandöken, Türk-İş President Ergun Atalay, HAK-President Mahmut Arslan, MEMUR-SEN President Ali Yalcin, Turkey Kamu-Sen President Önder Kahveci, TZOB Secretary General Hasan Hüseyin Coskun, TİSK Secretary General Akansel Koç and EU-Turkey Joint Consultative Committee Turkey Wing Secretary Mustafa Bayburtlu.