Mehmet Özdil Announced: Ahmet Cemil Değirmenci Has Been Appointed Chairman of the UEB Diyarbakır Branch!

Mehmet Özdil, Founding President of the International Union of Tradespeople (UEB) and President of the Ümraniye Chamber of Tradespeople and Artisans, who has been continuing his outreach efforts to strengthen tradespeople’s organizations in the Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia regions, took significant steps in Diyarbakır.

Özdil, who visited the city alongside Sezayi Kara, UEB Vice President and President of the Ankara Barbers’ Chamber of Tradespeople and Artisans, signed decisions that will shape the future of the region’s tradespeople.

Official Appointment Ceremony

During a ceremony held as part of the visit, the position of President of the Diyarbakır Branch of the International Tradesmen’s Union was officially conferred upon Ahmet Cemil Değirmenci, President of the Diyarbakır Barbers and Hairdressers Tradesmen’s Chamber. Speaking after the appointment, General President Mehmet Özdil expressed his hope that the new position would be beneficial for all local tradespeople in the region.

Initiatives for Import, Export, and Cooperatives for Tradespeople

During the meeting, strategic steps to be taken to make tradespeople in Diyarbakır and surrounding provinces more economically resilient were discussed. The key agenda items that emerged were as follows:

• Bulk Purchasing Projects: Models designed to reduce costs in the procurement of raw materials and supplies, which constitute one of the merchants’ largest expense categories.

• Cooperative Initiatives: Establishing solidarity networks to enhance the ability of local small business owners to act collectively.

• Participation in Foreign Trade: Ensuring the active integration of local small business owners into import and export processes.

• Global Trade Network: Implementation of projects that will connect local merchants directly with international markets.

Özdil: “We Are Expanding Our Merchants’ Vision”

Expressing his gratitude for the hospitality shown, UEB Founding President Mehmet Özdil made the following remarks:

“I would like to thank Mr. Ahmet Cemil Değirmenci and his team for their gracious hospitality, and I wish him success in his new role. As the International Small Business Association, we remain committed to expanding our small business owners’ vision, connecting them with international markets, and working to help them achieve a stronger economic structure.”