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dıyaman, hosting many civilizations throu-
ghout the history, is targeting to have a big
leap on the path to become a “Trademark City”.
The city expects the infrastructural deficiencies
in terms of railroads and transportation to be
removed in order to achieve its targets.
Mustafa Uslu, the president of the executive
board of Adıyaman Chamber of Commerce and
Industry stated: “As the Adıyaman Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, we put our efforts to
remove the biggest deficiency of railroad for our
city become a Trademark City and to make our
city more attractive”.
Mahmut Fırat, the president of executive bo-
ard of Adıyaman Commodity Exchange Market
said: “With Southeastern Anatolian Project, and
the completion of our dams, which are under
construction, and other irrigation projects, the-
re will be much higher increase in fertility and
productivity in our city, with the increase in
irrigable land”.
Adıyamanwants the logistics
network to be enhanced
“EU’s success is
possible with
Turkey’s full
membership”
T
he 35th meeting of the Turkey-Euro-
pean Union (EU) Joint Consultative
Committee (JCC) was hosted by TOBB
Chairman and attended by EU Affairs Mi-
nister and Chief Negotiator Ömer Çelik,
Turkey-EU JCC Co-chair Annie Van Wezel,
and Ambassador Christian Berger, Head of
EU Delegation in Turkey.
Acting also as Co-chair of the Turkey-EU
JCC, TOBB Chairman M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu
delivered the opening speech and said,
“The EU’s future strategic success is likely
with Turkey’s full membership.”
TOBB Chairman Hisarcıklıoğlu added,
“The visa requirements for Turkish citizens
should be lifted and the Customs Union
negotiations should be commenced as
soon as possible.”