23 July 2026 — Gürsel Baran, Chair of the Board of Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO), said updating the Customs Union — which Turkey has been part of since 1996 — to cover services, agriculture, public procurement and digital trade would strengthen Turkey’s competitiveness: “We highly value the Ministry of Trade’s work on updating the Customs Union and hope the process will be completed as soon as possible.”
ATO Chair Gürsel Baran, Vice Chair Temel Aktay and Board Members Nihat Uysallı, Ahmet Akça, Ali Yıldız, Adem Ali Yılmaz, Ali İhsan Güçlü, Halil İlik and Yasin Özyolu visited Minister of Trade Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat.
CUSTOMS UNION, VISA BARRIERS AND TRANSPORT QUOTAS
Baran recalled that the European Union is Turkey’s largest export market and that bilateral trade reached 233 billion dollars last year, underlining the importance of updating the Customs Union.
DOMESTIC PRODUCTS SHOULD BE PREFERRED IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
Baran said supporting domestic production is critical for economic independence in an era of growing global competition.
ACCESS TO FINANCE MUST BE EASIER
Supporting the disinflation programme, Baran stressed that easier access to finance for the real sector is essential to keep production, investment and exports on track.
23 July 2026 — Gürsel Baran, Chair of the Board of Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO), said updating the Customs Union — which Turkey has been part of since 1996 — to cover services, agriculture, public procurement and digital trade would strengthen Turkey’s competitiveness: “We highly value the Ministry of Trade’s work on updating the Customs Union and hope the process will be completed as soon as possible.”
ATO Chair Gürsel Baran, Vice Chair Temel Aktay and Board Members Nihat Uysallı, Ahmet Akça, Ali Yıldız, Adem Ali Yılmaz, Ali İhsan Güçlü, Halil İlik and Yasin Özyolu visited Minister of Trade Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat.
CUSTOMS UNION, VISA BARRIERS AND TRANSPORT QUOTAS
Baran recalled that the European Union is Turkey’s largest export market and that bilateral trade reached 233 billion dollars last year, underlining the importance of updating the Customs Union.
DOMESTIC PRODUCTS SHOULD BE PREFERRED IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
Baran said supporting domestic production is critical for economic independence in an era of growing global competition.
ACCESS TO FINANCE MUST BE EASIER
Supporting the disinflation programme, Baran stressed that easier access to finance for the real sector is essential to keep production, investment and exports on track.
23 July 2026 — Gürsel Baran, Chair of the Board of Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO), said updating the Customs Union — which Turkey has been part of since 1996 — to cover services, agriculture, public procurement and digital trade would strengthen Turkey’s competitiveness: “We highly value the Ministry of Trade’s work on updating the Customs Union and hope the process will be completed as soon as possible.”
ATO Chair Gürsel Baran, Vice Chair Temel Aktay and Board Members Nihat Uysallı, Ahmet Akça, Ali Yıldız, Adem Ali Yılmaz, Ali İhsan Güçlü, Halil İlik and Yasin Özyolu visited Minister of Trade Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat.
CUSTOMS UNION, VISA BARRIERS AND TRANSPORT QUOTAS
Baran recalled that the European Union is Turkey’s largest export market and that bilateral trade reached 233 billion dollars last year, underlining the importance of updating the Customs Union.
DOMESTIC PRODUCTS SHOULD BE PREFERRED IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
Baran said supporting domestic production is critical for economic independence in an era of growing global competition.
ACCESS TO FINANCE MUST BE EASIER
Supporting the disinflation programme, Baran stressed that easier access to finance for the real sector is essential to keep production, investment and exports on track.
23 July 2026 — Gürsel Baran, Chair of the Board of Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO), said updating the Customs Union — which Turkey has been part of since 1996 — to cover services, agriculture, public procurement and digital trade would strengthen Turkey’s competitiveness: “We highly value the Ministry of Trade’s work on updating the Customs Union and hope the process will be completed as soon as possible.”
ATO Chair Gürsel Baran, Vice Chair Temel Aktay and Board Members Nihat Uysallı, Ahmet Akça, Ali Yıldız, Adem Ali Yılmaz, Ali İhsan Güçlü, Halil İlik and Yasin Özyolu visited Minister of Trade Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat.
CUSTOMS UNION, VISA BARRIERS AND TRANSPORT QUOTAS
Baran recalled that the European Union is Turkey’s largest export market and that bilateral trade reached 233 billion dollars last year, underlining the importance of updating the Customs Union.
DOMESTIC PRODUCTS SHOULD BE PREFERRED IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
Baran said supporting domestic production is critical for economic independence in an era of growing global competition.
ACCESS TO FINANCE MUST BE EASIER
Supporting the disinflation programme, Baran stressed that easier access to finance for the real sector is essential to keep production, investment and exports on track.
23 July 2026 — Gürsel Baran, Chair of the Board of Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO), said updating the Customs Union — which Turkey has been part of since 1996 — to cover services, agriculture, public procurement and digital trade would strengthen Turkey’s competitiveness: “We highly value the Ministry of Trade’s work on updating the Customs Union and hope the process will be completed as soon as possible.”
ATO Chair Gürsel Baran, Vice Chair Temel Aktay and Board Members Nihat Uysallı, Ahmet Akça, Ali Yıldız, Adem Ali Yılmaz, Ali İhsan Güçlü, Halil İlik and Yasin Özyolu visited Minister of Trade Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat.
CUSTOMS UNION, VISA BARRIERS AND TRANSPORT QUOTAS
Baran recalled that the European Union is Turkey’s largest export market and that bilateral trade reached 233 billion dollars last year, underlining the importance of updating the Customs Union.
DOMESTIC PRODUCTS SHOULD BE PREFERRED IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
Baran said supporting domestic production is critical for economic independence in an era of growing global competition.
ACCESS TO FINANCE MUST BE EASIER
Supporting the disinflation programme, Baran stressed that easier access to finance for the real sector is essential to keep production, investment and exports on track.
23 July 2026 — Gürsel Baran, Chair of the Board of Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO), said updating the Customs Union — which Turkey has been part of since 1996 — to cover services, agriculture, public procurement and digital trade would strengthen Turkey’s competitiveness: “We highly value the Ministry of Trade’s work on updating the Customs Union and hope the process will be completed as soon as possible.”
ATO Chair Gürsel Baran, Vice Chair Temel Aktay and Board Members Nihat Uysallı, Ahmet Akça, Ali Yıldız, Adem Ali Yılmaz, Ali İhsan Güçlü, Halil İlik and Yasin Özyolu visited Minister of Trade Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat.
CUSTOMS UNION, VISA BARRIERS AND TRANSPORT QUOTAS
Baran recalled that the European Union is Turkey’s largest export market and that bilateral trade reached 233 billion dollars last year, underlining the importance of updating the Customs Union.
DOMESTIC PRODUCTS SHOULD BE PREFERRED IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
Baran said supporting domestic production is critical for economic independence in an era of growing global competition.
ACCESS TO FINANCE MUST BE EASIER
Supporting the disinflation programme, Baran stressed that easier access to finance for the real sector is essential to keep production, investment and exports on track.
23 July 2026 — Gürsel Baran, Chair of the Board of Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO), said updating the Customs Union — which Turkey has been part of since 1996 — to cover services, agriculture, public procurement and digital trade would strengthen Turkey’s competitiveness: “We highly value the Ministry of Trade’s work on updating the Customs Union and hope the process will be completed as soon as possible.”
ATO Chair Gürsel Baran, Vice Chair Temel Aktay and Board Members Nihat Uysallı, Ahmet Akça, Ali Yıldız, Adem Ali Yılmaz, Ali İhsan Güçlü, Halil İlik and Yasin Özyolu visited Minister of Trade Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat.
CUSTOMS UNION, VISA BARRIERS AND TRANSPORT QUOTAS
Baran recalled that the European Union is Turkey’s largest export market and that bilateral trade reached 233 billion dollars last year, underlining the importance of updating the Customs Union.
DOMESTIC PRODUCTS SHOULD BE PREFERRED IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
Baran said supporting domestic production is critical for economic independence in an era of growing global competition.
ACCESS TO FINANCE MUST BE EASIER
Supporting the disinflation programme, Baran stressed that easier access to finance for the real sector is essential to keep production, investment and exports on track.
23 July 2026 — Gürsel Baran, Chair of the Board of Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO), said updating the Customs Union — which Turkey has been part of since 1996 — to cover services, agriculture, public procurement and digital trade would strengthen Turkey’s competitiveness: “We highly value the Ministry of Trade’s work on updating the Customs Union and hope the process will be completed as soon as possible.”
ATO Chair Gürsel Baran, Vice Chair Temel Aktay and Board Members Nihat Uysallı, Ahmet Akça, Ali Yıldız, Adem Ali Yılmaz, Ali İhsan Güçlü, Halil İlik and Yasin Özyolu visited Minister of Trade Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat.
CUSTOMS UNION, VISA BARRIERS AND TRANSPORT QUOTAS
Baran recalled that the European Union is Turkey’s largest export market and that bilateral trade reached 233 billion dollars last year, underlining the importance of updating the Customs Union.
DOMESTIC PRODUCTS SHOULD BE PREFERRED IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
Baran said supporting domestic production is critical for economic independence in an era of growing global competition.
ACCESS TO FINANCE MUST BE EASIER
Supporting the disinflation programme, Baran stressed that easier access to finance for the real sector is essential to keep production, investment and exports on track.
23 Temmuz 2026- Ankara Ticaret Odası (ATO) Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Gürsel Baran, Türkiye'nin 1996 yılından bu yana dahil olduğu Gümrük Birliği'nin hizmetler, tarım, kamu alımları ve dijital ticareti kapsayacak şekilde güncellenmesinin Türkiye'nin rekabet gücünü artıracağını belirterek, "Ticaret Bakanlığımızın Gümrük Birliği'nin güncellenmesine yönelik çalışmalarını çok kıymetli buluyor, sürecin en kısa sürede tamamlanmasını temenni ediyoruz" dedi.
ATO Başkanı Gürsel Baran, ATO Başkan Yardımcısı Temel Aktay, ATO Yönetim Kurulu Üyeleri Nihat Uysallı, Ahmet Akça, Ali Yıldız, Adem Ali Yılmaz, Ali İhsan Güçlü, Halil İlik ve Yasin Özyolu ile birlikte Ticaret Bakanı Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat'ı makamında ziyaret etti.
GÜMRÜK BİRLİĞİ, VİZE ENGELİ VE TAŞIMACILIKTAKİ KOTA SORUNU
Avrupa Birliği'nin Türkiye'nin en büyük ihracat pazarı olduğunu ve Türkiye'nin AB ile geçen yılki ticaret hacminin 233 milyar dolara ulaştığını hatırlatan Baran, Türkiye'nin 1996 yılından bu yana dâhil olduğu Gümrük Birliği'nin güncellenmesinin önemine dikkat çekti.
KAMU ALIMLARINDA YERLİ MALI TERCİHİ YAYGINLAŞTIRILMALI
Baran, küresel rekabetin giderek arttığı bir dönemde yerli üretimin desteklenmesinin ekonomik bağımsızlık açısından kritik önem taşıdığını belirtti.
FİNANSMANA ERİŞİM KOLAYLAŞTIRILMALI
Enflasyonla mücadele programını desteklediklerini kaydeden Baran, üretimin, yatırımın ve ihracatın ivmesini koruyabilmesi için reel sektörün finansmana erişiminin kolaylaştırılmasının önemine dikkat çekti.
23 Temmuz 2026- Ankara Ticaret Odası (ATO) Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Gürsel Baran, Türkiye'nin 1996 yılından bu yana dahil olduğu Gümrük Birliği'nin hizmetler, tarım, kamu alımları ve dijital ticareti kapsayacak şekilde güncellenmesinin Türkiye'nin rekabet gücünü artıracağını belirterek, "Ticaret Bakanlığımızın Gümrük Birliği'nin güncellenmesine yönelik çalışmalarını çok kıymetli buluyor, sürecin en kısa sürede tamamlanmasını temenni ediyoruz" dedi.
ATO Başkanı Gürsel Baran, ATO Başkan Yardımcısı Temel Aktay, ATO Yönetim Kurulu Üyeleri Nihat Uysallı, Ahmet Akça, Ali Yıldız, Adem Ali Yılmaz, Ali İhsan Güçlü, Halil İlik ve Yasin Özyolu ile birlikte Ticaret Bakanı Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat'ı makamında ziyaret etti.
GÜMRÜK BİRLİĞİ, VİZE ENGELİ VE TAŞIMACILIKTAKİ KOTA SORUNU
Avrupa Birliği'nin Türkiye'nin en büyük ihracat pazarı olduğunu ve Türkiye'nin AB ile geçen yılki ticaret hacminin 233 milyar dolara ulaştığını hatırlatan Baran, Türkiye'nin 1996 yılından bu yana dâhil olduğu Gümrük Birliği'nin güncellenmesinin önemine dikkat çekti.
KAMU ALIMLARINDA YERLİ MALI TERCİHİ YAYGINLAŞTIRILMALI
Baran, küresel rekabetin giderek arttığı bir dönemde yerli üretimin desteklenmesinin ekonomik bağımsızlık açısından kritik önem taşıdığını belirtti.
FİNANSMANA ERİŞİM KOLAYLAŞTIRILMALI
Enflasyonla mücadele programını desteklediklerini kaydeden Baran, üretimin, yatırımın ve ihracatın ivmesini koruyabilmesi için reel sektörün finansmana erişiminin kolaylaştırılmasının önemine dikkat çekti.
