01.04.2023 ANKARA
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu announced that they have started a housing mobilization for the earthquake region by contributing 1 billion liras. Hisarcıklıoğlu, while stating that they decided to implement the Business World Housing Mobilization campaign, said, “In this context, we will build permanent houses for earthquake victims. At TOBB and our subsidiaries, we have stopped or postponed all our expenditures and investments, except for those that are mandatory. We are mobilizing all our resources for this good deed. We are starting the campaign by making a cash contribution of 1 billion liras.”
TOBB President M. Rifat
Hisarcıklıoğlu, TOBB Board of Directors Members and TOBB Türkiye Sector Council
Presidents attended the press conference held at TOBB Twin Towers on the
subject.
Hisarcıklıoğlu said the
following at the meeting: “We are involved in the campaign with our Chambers,
Commodity Exchanges, Sector Councils, Women and Young Entrepreneurs Councils,
in other words, our entire community. They will take the lead in 81 provinces
and 160 districts and ensure that it spreads locally. And now we invite all our
business world and benevolent citizens to this mobilization. Let us not forget
that when we join hands, there is no difficulty that we cannot overcome. This
is the day to unite, to be together, to bond. This is the Day of Unity. Come
and donate a block, an apartment or a brick. May our spirit of solidarity be
everlasting. Let's show that we are a nation. Let's support our cities to get
back on their feet. As we stated in our campaign slogan, let's all give a hand
together, let's build a house. With your support, let us be a hope for the
earthquake victims' future.”
- TOBB and the business world mobilized for the earthquake
zone from the first day
TOBB President
Hisarcıklıoğlu, reminding that more than 50,000 lives were lost in two major
earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş, said that as in every national issue,
after this earthquake, chambers and commodity exchanges under the roof of TOBB,
sector councils, women and young entrepreneur councils were rapidly mobilized
and acted in a great mobilization.
Hisarcıklıoğlu said:
“To date, we have shipped 6 aircraft, 7 ships and 4,157 trucks and 725 trucks
of relief materials, as well as 5,699 tents, 1,418 containers, 551 construction
equipment and mobile cranes to the region.We have provided approximately 6,000 tents and
3870 containers to provide temporary shelter. Our Services Sector Council
established food kitchens at 24 points and distributed hot meals to 3.5 million
people. Currently, in 5 tents set up in the region, we continue to offer 4 hot
meals including iftar and suhoor. By meeting with construction material
manufacturers, we have committed to fixing prices for construction materials to
be used in the houses to be built in the earthquake zone. We have started 4
projects to revive the economy of the region. We matched our companies that
want to buy goods from the earthquake region with the producers in the
earthquake region. We have contributed to the purchase of agricultural and food
products that remain in the hands and fields with national food retailers. By
agreeing with e-commerce marketplaces, we ensured that commissions were not
taken from sellers in the earthquake area. We continue to provide Technical
Support for companies whose machines have been damaged in the earthquake
region. We will heal our wounds and restore our cities affected by the
earthquake.”