Chronology of The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce
A chronology of the history of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce is given below:
| 1876 | The Trade and Agriculture Council was established. |
| 1880 | The Dersaadet Ticaret Odası and the Chamber of Industry and Agriculture were established. |
| 1882 | With the first meeting held on January 14, 1882, at the Mehmet Ali Pasha Center in Galata, the Dersaadet Ticaret Odası began operating. |
| 1884 | The printing of the Dersaadet Ticaret Odası newspaper began. |
| 1889 | As of March 11, 1889, the Dersaadet Ticaret Odası was transformed into the Chamber of Commerce, Agriculture and Industry. Until 1910 the functions of the Chamber of Commerce, Agriculture and Industry continued under the Dersaadet Ticaret Odası, which was renamed the Dersaadet Chamber of Commerce, Agriculture and Industry. |
| 1910 | With the regulation of June 13, the Chamber of Trade and Industry and the Chamber of Agriculture were separated once again. The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce and Industry was founded. |
| 1911 | The Dersaadet Chamber of Commerce newspaper began to be published as the Dersaadet Commerce and Industry newspaper. |
| 1922 | The Turkish National Trade Union was founded. |
| 1923 | The ICOC participated in the Izmir Economic Congress. The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce and Industry was nationalized. |
| 1924 | The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce and Industry's journal began to be published in Ottoman Turkish and French. |
| 1925 | The regulations on the Chambers of Commerce and Industry came into force, making the chamber a legal entity and mandating membership. The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce and Industry moved to the Fourth Foundation Center. The Istanbul stock exchange was established and a bulletin started to be published. |
| 1926 | The Istanbul Chamber of Trade and Industry held its first elections for the Chamber's assembly. |
| 1927 | The Istanbul Chamber of Trade and Industry became a member of the International Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber's journal began printing in Turkish and French. |
| 1928 | The price indices started to be printed in the United Nations' publications. |
| 1937 | Clinics for tradesmen were established. |
| 1943 | The law related to the Chambers of Trade and Industry, Chambers of Small Business Owners and Commodity Exchanges came into execution. |
| 1950 | The law related to the Chambers of Trade and Industry, Chambers of Commerce, Chambers of Industry, and Commodity Exchanges came into execution. |
| 1952 | The Istanbul Chamber of Industry was established. |
| 1958 | The first edition of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry's newspaper was printed. |
| 1963 | The Economic Development Foundation was created in cooperation with the Istanbul Chamber of Industry. |
| 1968 | The “Rewarding the Successful Exporters” program was launched. |
| 1970 | The ICOC offices were moved to a building located along the shores of the Golden Horn in Eminönü. |
| 1977 | The ICOC introduced the “Tax Award” program. |
| 1980 | The ICOC became a member of the World Trade Centers Association. The Consumer Complaints Board was established as part of the ICOC. |
| 1981 | Law No. 5590 related to the Chambers of Trade and Industry; Chambers of Commerce; Chambers of Industry; Chambers of Shipping; Commodity Exchanges; Turkish Chambers of Trade, Industry and Shipping and Commodity Exchange Associated came into execution. The first issue of the Annual Economic Report was published. |
| 1982 | The ICOC began to print a magazine in English entitled Istanbul Chamber of Commerce – ICOC. The Istanbul World Trade Center Inc. was established and the Istanbul Chamber of Shipping was formed. |
| 1990 | The ICOC established the Turkish Subcontracting Exchange. |
| 1993 | The ICOC became a member of the Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry. |
| 1994 | The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Foundation for Education and Social Services was established. The Kadıköy Regional Representative Office was opened. The voice-response system was put into service. |
| 1996 | The Istanbul Trade Registry Office was devolved to the ICOC. |
| 1999 | After receiving an ISO-9001 Quality Assurance Certificate, ICOC began to use the Total Quality Management program. The new service building in Eminönü began operations. The Yenibosna Regional Representative Office was opened. |
| 2001 | Istanbul Commerce University and the ICOC Art Gallery were opened. |
| 2002 | As part of the Accreditation Project led by EuroChambers (The Associate of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry), the ICOC was recognized as the Best Chamber in Europe. |
| 2003 | Formula 1 Istanbul Inc. was established. The ICOC Vision Journal (Vizyon Dergisi) was published for the first time. The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Vocational Training Center (İTOMEM) commenced operations. The ICOC Turkish Subcontracting Exchange was given the Best Service Award for small enterprises by the World Federation of Chambers of Commerce. |
| 2004 | The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey Law No. 5590 was renewed with Law No. 5174. Later the ICOC Information Line was transformed into a call center (+90 212 444 0 486). The Information Collection Agency was established. The Outdoor Art Center was opened and the Istanbul Painting Exhibition and ICOC Rare Works Exhibition were held. |
| 2005 | The Formula 1 Turkey Grand Prix was held for the first time in Istanbul. The Start-Exporting Program was launched. |
| 2006 | The Most Successful Small Business Competition was held. |
| 2007 | Murat Yalçıntaş, Chairman of the ICOC Board of Directors, was elected president of the Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME). The Vocational and Technical Training Courses Project (ÖZIMEK) was launched. |
| 2008 | The European Capital of Culture Agency was established in 2010 with the ICOC as both a consultant as well as a permanent member of the board of directors. The ICOC Professional Committees were formed according to the General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE). Awards were given to businesses with more than 50 years of membership in the ICOC. |
| 2009 | The ICOC and the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) signed a letter of intent for Teknopark. Murat Yalçıntaş, Chairman of the ICOC Board of Directors, was elected for the second time as the president of the Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry. |
| 2010 | The ICOC European Union Information Center was opened. The partnership agreement for Teknopark Istanbul was signed. |
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