Şekib Avdagiç re-elected as Chairman of the Board of the ITO...

Şekib Avdagiç has been re-elected to chair the 21st term of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (İTO). Bahadır Yaşık, a Council Member of the İTO Hotels Committee, will once again serve as a Member of the İTO Board of Directors.

Following the elections held in the Council of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, the full members of the İTO Board of Directors, led by Avdagiç, who will serve between 2022 and 2026, are as follows: Şekib Avdagiç (Chairman of the Board), Ahmet Özer, Bahadır Yaşık, Giyassettin Eyyüpkoca, İbrahim Doğan Salman, Mehmet Develioğlu, Murat Hazıroğlu, Münür Üstün, Sami Salih Atılgan, Yakup Köç, Zeki Akbal.

Offering a brief assessment on the matter, TÜROB President Müberra Eresin said: "We were very pleased that Şekib Bey was elected as chairman of the İTO for the second time. As an institution dedicated to the future of Türkiye, the İTO, drawing on the strength of its mission, has supported the rapid development and expansion of the service sectors, including commerce, small industry and tourism. The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, with nearly 700,000 members, is one of the largest and most well-established chambers of commerce in the world. Over the past term, particularly under the challenging conditions of the pandemic, we worked very closely and in close cooperation with the Chairman of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, Mr Şekib Avdagiç, and his team. The İTO continues to add value to our sector through the activities carried out in the fields of education and promotion by the Tourism Development and Education Foundation (TUGEV), which was established to foster the development of the tourism sector, in which guest satisfaction is the most important factor. I am fully confident that in the new term we will continue our close work and cooperation with our İTO Chairman and the Members of the Board. On behalf of the Association of Turkish Hoteliers, I congratulate each and every one of the esteemed Board Members and Mr Şekib Avdagiç, who has been re-elected as Chairman of the İTO, and share my best wishes to the entire Istanbul commercial community."