19.12.2022 Kocaeli
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the Kocaeli Chamber of Industry Sectoral Performance Award Ceremony hosted by Kocaeli Chamber of Industry President Ayhan Zeytinoğlu.
Stating that the
Kocaeli Chamber of Industry rewards industrialists who add value to the country
by achieving beautiful works, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “What our culture says
ingenuity begets compliment. I wholeheartedly congratulate all my industrialist
and entrepreneur brothers and sisters who will receive awards.” TOBB President
Hisarcıklıoğlu, who stated that he saw many success stories when he came to
Kocaeli, said, “This gives me a great morale and energy. Of course, the
architect of this work, my brother Ayhan, deserves special appreciation. Ayhan
President and our Kocaeli Chamber of Industry have made these awards both
traditional and institutional. He made it a nationally relevant event that
resonates throughout the country.In fact, starting and maintaining such a comprehensive
business is a visionary endeavor. It's also a team success. I am proud of our
President Ayhan and his team, and I congratulate them once again from the
bottom of my heart. I work with Ayhan President both on the TOBB Board of
Directors and at IKV. I benefit from his knowledge and experience.”
- Hisarcıklıoğlu's
message of unity
Hisarcıklıoğlu thanked
the Development Agency, PWC, Kocaeli and Gebze Technical Universities, TEPAV
and Eastern Marmara ABİGEM for their support to the award ceremony and
emphasized the importance of unity and solidarity. The TOBB President said:
“You see, when you are one and together, Allah grants grace and blessings. As
long as we don't marginalize each other. Let's not exclude anyone because of
their opinion, their beliefs, their opinions.” At the end of his speech, Hisarcıklıoğlu
also touched on the TOGG car and said, “Our dream of producing a national car,
which was left unfinished 60 years ago, is becoming a reality. On October 29,
together with Mr. President, we opened our TOGG factory. To have succeeded in
this initiative, of which our community is a founding partner, is a source of
pride for all of us. You are the owners of this factory and the first electric
car of our country. Because in the 2017 general assembly, you demanded it and
you were the first to own this work which we, as TOBB, have pioneered.”