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L
ocated right in the center of a market, offering access to
some 150 million people, Van has been leaving its mark
on highly remarkable projects to become a“branded city”with
the support of both the Chamber of Commerce and Industry
and Commodity Exchange in Van. While the city’s level of att-
raction has been improved through various trade shows and
promotional festivals, the city has become a shining star among
the other cities in the region thanks to the projects developed
by the Chambers and Exchanges for industrialists and manu-
facturers in the city. Van Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Chairman NecdetTakva says,“It is a tough and long-term task to
makeVan a“branded city”.We need time, common sense, wider
awareness and, most important of all, extensive cooperation,”
highlighting the need for a strong alliance. On the other hand,
Van Commodity Exchange Chairman Enver Memduhoğlu
comments, “Economic and social urbanization should be the
highest priority for us to make Van a “branded city.”
Van, the Shining Star of
Eastern Anatolia
TOBB’s visit
to Russia
ending visa
requirement
A
recent visit to Russia by a delegation
from the Union of Chambers and
Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB)
under the leadership of TOBB Chairman
M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu has started to
bear fruit as Russia decided to lift the
visa requirement for Turkish business
people. Together with a delegation of
business people, TOBB Chairman M. Rifat
Hisarcıklıoğlu visited Hamid Mavlyanov,
Deputy-secretary of Public Works, Hou-
sing and Public Services, in Moscow. The
meeting focused mainly on business co-
operation opportunities. Expressing his
wish for a quick restoration of the trade
relations between Turkey and Russia, Hi-
sarcıklıoğlu said, “We have built good
relations with Russian industrialists and
entrepreneurs and we wish to further
improve these relations.”