M. Kayhan Yıldırım, Chairman of the Board of Turkish Seed Union (TÜRKTOB), met with İbrahim Yumaklı, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry. During the meeting, developments in the agricultural sector across Türkiye in general and specifically in Antalya, the current situation in the seed sector, and fresh fruit and vegetable prices were evaluated. In the meeting, where AK Party ...

M. Kayhan Yıldırım, Chairman of the Board of Turkish Seed Union (TÜRKTOB), met with Kyrgyzstan Ambassador Ruslan Kazakbaev. Issues regarding the development of cooperation in the seed sector among Türkiye, Kyrgyzstan, and all Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) countries on technical matters, particularly legislative harmonization and certification, were among the agenda items...

M. Kayhan Yıldırım, Chairman of the Board of the Turkish Seed Union (TÜRKTOB), came together with Ferhat Çolak, General Director of European Union and Foreign Relations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. During the meeting, current developments regarding the seed sector, the current state of the sector within the framework of foreign relations and foreign trade, and to...

The TÜRKTOB Delegation, headed by M. Kayhan Yıldırım, Chairman of the Board of the Turkish Seed Union (TÜRKTOB), came together with the Presidential Food and Agriculture Policies Board. In the meeting, which started with the opening speeches of Prof. Dr. Zümrüt Begüm Ögel, Deputy Chair of the Presidential Food and Agriculture Policies Board, and TÜRKTOB Pr...

M. Kayhan Yıldırım, Chairman of the Board of the Turkish Seed Union (TÜRKTOB), stated in his speech at the opening of the 5th International Plant Breeding Congress (IPBC 2025) organized by the Sub-Union of Plant Breeders (BİSAB) that plant breeding is the strategic backbone of agriculture in Türkiye. He added that the levels the sector has achieved in production, R&D, and exports...

M. Kayhan Yıldırım, Chairman of the Board of the Turkish Seed Union (TÜRKTOB), visited Prof. Dr. Vahit Kirişci, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural Affairs and AK Party Kahramanmaraş Deputy. During the meeting, where views on the agriculture and seed sectors were exchanged, recent developments in the seed sector were also evaluated. TÜRKT...

CLICK HERE FOR ALL PHOTOS   The Turkish Seed Union (TÜRKTOB), its Sub-Unions, and the Economic Cooperation Organization Seed Association (ECOSA) came together with visitors at the Growtech Agriculture Fair held in Antalya between November 18-21, continuing to share information about the sector. Domestic and foreign delegations visiting the stand showed great interest in t...

The 17th Ordinary General Assembly of the Turkish Seed Union (TÜRKTOB) was held on October 18-19, 2025, at the union's headquarters in Ankara. The General Assembly was attended by the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural Affairs Prof. Dr. Vahit Kirişci, AK Party Adıyaman Deputy and Vice Chairman of Organization Atty. Mustafa Alkayış,...