Black Sea Desk at UEB: Visit to Mehmet Özdil by the Rize Provincial Chairman and Police Officials

The International Union of Tradespeople (UEB), which continues unabated its efforts to strengthen its organizational structure nationwide and support small business owners, is accelerating its organizational efforts in the Black Sea region.

Mehmet Özdil, Founding President of UEB, Member of the ISTESOB Board of Directors, and President of the Ümraniye Chamber of Tradespeople and Artisans, received UEB Rize Provincial President Mustafa Gündoğan and Police Chief Adnan Yeşilay at his office in Istanbul.

Focus on Regional Organization and Safe Trade

During the meeting, which covered a wide range of topics, macro-level steps to be taken to support local tradespeople in Rize and the surrounding area, foster the growth of SMEs, and ensure a secure business environment were discussed. The main topics discussed were as follows:

• Black Sea Organizational Activities: The UEB’s institutional restructuring processes across the Black Sea region, with a focus on Rize, and growth targets for the new term were examined.

• Incentives and Support for Small Businesses: Discussions were held on incentive mechanisms to increase the share of small businesses and SMEs—the backbone of the local economy—and on maintaining a stable commercial ecosystem.

• Coordination with Public and Administrative Structures: A consensus was reached on developing joint projects where the business world and administrative structures work in harmony to contribute to employment and production.

Özdil: “We Discussed Projects That Will Add Value to Our Country”

Expressing his satisfaction with the strategic visit, UEB Founding President Mehmet Özdil made the following remarks:

"The Rize Provincial Chairman of the International Tradesmen’s Union (UEB), Mr. Mustafa Gündoğan, and our Police Chief, Mr. Adnan Yeşilay, honored us with their visit. During our meeting, we held extremely productive discussions on the development of our small business owners, our vision initiatives, organizational activities in our provinces, and projects that will add value to our country. I would like to sincerely thank them for their kind visit and for the value they place on our small business organization."