Vice President Yılmaz Meets with Tourism Industry Representatives at the ICOC

The first assembly meeting of 2026 of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce - ICOC was held today at the ICOC headquarters in Eminönü. The meeting, hosted by ICOC President Şekib Avdagiç, was attended by Vice President Mr. Cevdet Yılmaz, Istanbul Governor Mr. Davut Gül and members of the ICOC Assembly.

At the meeting, Vice President Mr. Cevdet Yılmaz delivered a speech on inflation, the real sector, employment, the economy and expectations for the period ahead in 2026.

Prior to the meeting, tourism industry representatives met with Vice President Mr. Cevdet Yılmaz. The delegation was led by ICOC Board Member and TUGEV Deputy Chairman Bahadır Yaşık and included TÜROB Vice President and Board Member of the Service Exporters' Association and the Turkey Tourism Promotion and Development Agency Hediye Güral Gür, TÜROB Secretary General İsmail Taşdemir, Turkey Tourism Promotion and Development Agency Board Member Mahir Özbek, and Istanbul Convention and Visitors Bureau General Manager Dr. Cemil Hakan Kılıç. During the meeting, the problems encountered in practices arising from environmental legislation, particularly the EIA process affecting accommodation businesses, as well as from local administrations and municipalities, were discussed along with proposed solutions to these issues.