Turkish Franchising Association Board Meeting was held on 12^th January 2023. The meeting with the participation of UFRAD President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın and board members was held in J Club hosted by UFRAD Vice President Ahmet Polat.

Previous meeting declarations, plans and preparations for the future and new collaborations were evaluated at the meeting. Speaking UFRAD President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın in the meeting where ideas on sectoral developments were exchanged, summarized the current situation of the franchise sector in Türkiye and informed about the next periods of the sector.

The press conference was organized in order to share the details of the cooperation with TÜYAP by Turkish Franchising Association (UFRAD). The purpose and scope of the cooperation shared at the meeting attended by UFRAD president Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın.

UFRAD President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın who made a speech at the press conference, stated that within the scope of cooperation, the fairs supported by Turkish Franchising Association (UFRAD), and organized in order to enable Turkish brands to spread domestically and abroad with the “Franchise and Branded Dealership” system, will be held in cooperation with TÜYAP as of 2023 and this cooperation will make serious contributions to the process. “We organized 32 fairs as UFRAD until now. We will continue next fairs with a world’s giant such as TÜYAP, that has made a name for itself in both national and international borders and has proven itself in the field of fairs.” said Aydın expressed that the cooperation with TÜYAP is an important step for UFRAD.

UFRAD Board Meeting was held in Nalia Karadeniz Mutfağı hosted by UFRAD member Süleyman Tarakçı under the presidency of UFRAD President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın.

In the meeting, which evaluated the 20th Be My Franchise Fair that held on October, opinions were exchanged about the new projects and sectorial developments.

The opening ceremony of 20^th Be My Franchise Fair was held on 27 October 2022 in Yenikapı Avrasya Dr. Mimar Kadir Topbaş Show and Art Center.

Along with brand representatives, press, and customers attended the fair in addition to UFRAD President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın and UFRAD Board Members. An environment that is conducive to new partnerships and agreements was present at the trade fair in which hundreds of brands participated. The MOU was signed at the fair between the UFRAD Franchising Association and the Azerbaijan Franchising Association.

Sector experts at the fair that lasted for 4 days conducted various seminars and, in this context, many speeches, representatives and panels were organized.

Ulusal Franchising Derneği (UFRAD) tarafından, Eylül Ayı Yönetim Kurulu Toplantısı gerçekleştirildi. Yapılan çevrim içi toplantıda, bir önceki birleşimin kararları değerlendirildi ve 27-30 Ekim 2022 tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirilecek olan “Bayim Olur musun Franchising ve Markalı Bayilik Fuarı”nın hazırlıkları görüşüldü. Ayrıca sektördeki güncel gelişmeler hakkında sektör temsilcilerinin yorumları alınarak, mevcut ve olası durumlara ilişkin fikir alışverişinde bulunuldu.

UFRAD BOARD MEMBERS CAME TOGETHER FOR SEPTEMBER BOARD MEETING

Turkish Franchising Association September Board Meeting was held. In the online meeting, previous meeting minutes were evaluated and the preparations of “Be My Dealer Franchising Fair” that planning on 27-30 October 2022 were discussed. Receiving sector representatives’ comments about current affairs in sector, ideas were exchanged on existing and possible states.