18.05.2022 Samsun
The opening and award ceremony of the new service building of Samsun Chamber of Commerce and Industry & Commodity Exchange was held with the participation of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu.
In his speech here,
Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “It is a very rare situation in Turkey for the chamber and
the stock exchange to coexist. You have achieved this unity beautifully in
Samsun. With the emergence of this work, the economy of Samsun will be served
here. Today I chatted with young people from college about entrepreneurship. It
is a great honor to receive a doctoral degree from the university in Samsun. In
addition, our Samsun Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mustafa Demir said, ‘Let's
make Rifat a Samsun resident.’ It's a great honor for me. You have given me an
'honorary citizenship'. Now I am from Samsun, now you have a fellow citizen of
Samsun in Ankara. If there is anything I can do, I am always ready to help
you.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu underlined that the heads of chambers and commodity exchanges
contribute to the country's economy and employment, "We do not have any
financial expectations from these seats. My 365 chamber/commodity exchange
president spends out of pocket and has no profit from it. I hope the real gain
for this endeavor will be reflected in the real world. Because the best of man
is the whoever works for the benefits of others. We have accepted this
principle. If one can open an additional job for just one other person, if he
can eat bread next to that person, if he can create 1 lira of added value for
his country and provide wealth, he is happy. Despite all the difficult
conditions, despite the pandemic on the one hand, the Ukrainian-Russian war on
the one hand, our brothers continue to produce, buy and sell with love and
enthusiasm. I respectfully greet everyone who supports the economy.”
Salih Zeki Murzioğlu,
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Samsun Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
said, “Samsun Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which has been serving in
Samsun for more than 100 years, is one of the most important actors
contributing to the development of the city and the region. Although we were
born 121 years ago as Samsun Chamber of Commerce and Industry, our ideas,
ideals and beliefs will always remain young. I hope that this new building will
be instrumental in new projects, beautiful works and completely different
firsts that will provide added value for Samsun and our country.”
Referring to the fact
that the domestic automobile was exhibited in Samsun for the first time in
Anatolia, Murzioğlu said: “I would like to express our gratitude to our
President Hisarcıklıoğlu, who has brought together TOGG, our national pride
that resonates all over the world, with the people of Samsun for the first time
in Anatolia, and who has taken a historical responsibility and also holds the
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Turkey's Automobile Venture Group TOGG.”
Following the opening,
12 companies that are members of Samsun Chamber of Commerce and Industry and
ranked among Turkey's Top and Second 500 Industrial Enterprises determined by
Istanbul Chamber of Industry and 7 companies that entered Turkey's Top 1000
Exporters list announced by the Turkish Exporters Assembly were awarded at the
‘Production Stars of Samsun’ ceremony.