| Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey Türkiye Odalar ve Borsalar Birliği | |
| Abbreviation: | TOBB |
| Type: | NGO |
| Purpose: | Commerce, industry and maritime commerce |
| Headquarters: | Ankara, Turkey |
| Location: | Dumlupınar Bulvarı 252 (Eskişehir Yolu 9. km) |
| Coords: | 39.909 32.76097 |
| Membership: | Chambers and commodity exchanges |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu |
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Odalar ve Borsalar Birliği,''' TOBB''' for short) is a confederation of all local chambers of commerce, industry and maritime as well as commodity exchanges in Turkey. The union was founded on March 8, 1950, as an umbrella organization in Ankara as the country's highest legal entity representing the private sector. Its president is M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu since 2001.[1] [2]
The TOBB has 365 chambers and commodity exchanges, such as:
with a membership of totalling to 1.4 million companies.[1] [2]
The TOBB is affiliated with Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Eurochambres), Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME), Association of Balkan Chambers (ABC),[3] and Association of the Black Sea Zone Chambers of Commerce and Industry (BCCI).[4] [2]