30.09.2019 Amasya
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, stating that Turkey is hopeful for the future, “Even with how far we’ve come in the last 40 years, we still have a long way to go. No place for pessimism. We must not alienate each other.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu
participated in the “Power of the Future Entrepreneurs (G3) Forum” held in
Amasya Municipality Culture Center hosted by the Amasya Chamber of Commerce and
Industry.
Hisarcıklıoğlu
stated that they held the forum in Istanbul 8 times as well as in Trabzon,
Kayseri and Ankara.
Hisarcıklıoğlu
expressed his pleasure to be together with the young people in Amasya on the
100th anniversary of the Amasya Declaration, one of the important
documents of the War of Independence, “Amasya is city of history and culture.
The city that birthed Yıldırım, Fatih, Yavuz and Akşemsettin. The city where
the Republic of Turkey was heralded. The plan of the liberation struggle took
place here; and now, you are also going to plan how to put Turkey among the
largest economies in the world and speak on entrepreneurship.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu
stated that he has been urging people to become entrepreneurs everywhere for 15
years and said that the way to become rich is through entrepreneurship.
- “Combine dreams with goals”
Stating
that countries are now importing entrepreneurs, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “51% of
entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley were born outside the US. The solution to
unemployment is in entrepreneurship. Just 1 entrepreneur employs 10 people. So
we need to encourage more entrepreneurs. When discussing space before you
thought of countries. Russia and the United States. Now you think of Elon
Must.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu
pointed out the importance of dreaming for entrepreneurship and said that dreams
should be combined with goals.
Stating
that the changing balances in the world should be observed, Hisarcıklıoğlu
said, “Every day in the morning, ask yourself 'what can I do new?' We need to
train all our young people to invent. New ideas are always in our daily lives.”
Emphasizing
the importance of courage for entrepreneurs, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “You must turn
your business into a brand. Entrepreneurship must be brave. The entrepreneur
cannot bow to fear. You must take risk. You can win or sink. If you can’t take
risks, you can’t be an entrepreneur; you can’t be an entrepreneur, you can’t be
rich. There is no school for this; you have to live and learn.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu
stating that he is hopeful for the future of Turkey, “Even with how far we’ve
come in the last 40 years, we still have a long way to go. No place for
pessimism. We must not alienate each other. Language, religion, whatever their
ethnic origin may be, we are one.”
TOBB
Young Entrepreneurs Council Chairman Ali Sabancı said that young people should
not focus on the disadvantages of their city or the schools they graduated
from.
Amasya
Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Murat Kırlangıç said that the main
source of development of young people are entrepreneurs.