by Michael Vincent D. Cajulao
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Dec. 6 (PIA) – The city now hosts the first-ever satellite office of the Turkish Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (TCCP) all over the country with its inauguration today.
TCCP President Irfan Karabulut pointed that their aim is to foster closer relations, understanding and cooperation between and among Turkish and Filipino businessmen and entities, and promote investment in the Philippines through partnerships.
The Zamboanga City Satellite Office will be manned by Executive Director Coskun Urfan, with Filipino-Turkish Tolerance High School Administrator Mehmet Cetin as honorary president. The school is located at the city’s west coast in Barangay Maasin.
According TCCP officials, the Zamboanga City office will provide beneficial information and assistance to local businessmen in the region, and Mindanao as a whole. This will also help establish local and international business opportunities for Mindanao businessmen. The Chamber will also have close contact with the Turkish embassy in the country.
TCCP is the official representative of the Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists of Turkey (TUSKON) in the Philippines. It was founded just three years ago in 2008 by a group of Turkish and Filipino businessmen in Manila with their headquarters based in Greenhills, San Juan City. Their satellite office here is located at Suterville, west of the city. (JPA/MVC/PIA9-ZBST/PR)
