The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey () 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. Currently, the TOBB has 365 chambers and commodity exchanges as: 178 chambers of commerce and industry, 60 chambers of commerce, 12 chambers of industry, 2 chamber of maritime commerce and 113 commodity of exchanges with a membership of totalling to 1.4 million companies. 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), and Association of the Black Sea Zone Chambers of Commerce and Industry (BCCI). See also TOBB University of Economics and Technology World Trade Center Istanbul List of company registers References 1950 establishments in Turkey Organizations based in Ankara Trade associations based in Turkey Organizations established in 1950 Industry in Turkey Chambers of commerce Commodity exchanges