History
Although Alanya has always had an important economic and commercial potential, it was quite late to establish the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Our district, which used to have an agriculture-based economic structure, has entered into a rapid growth especially in tourism that developed after 1980; The establishment of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, whose absence was not felt much before, came to the fore. The increase in company establishments and the fact that they have to go to Antalya constantly for these transactions have mobilized the businessmen and politicians of our district and initiatives have been started in this regard.
The first serious attempt on the subject was made in 1987 by Financial Advisor Süleyman TOK, our Antalya deputy, the deceased Ad Ali DİZDAROĞLU and Hüseyin ARIKAN, but this attempt was inconclusive for various reasons. Afterwards, the number of commercial firms approaching two in Alanya, which has undergone a very rapid development, has led to a serious reconsideration of the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. For this purpose, an enterprising committee of 12 people formed in the district since the beginning of 1991 has started working. The enterprising committee consisted of Mustafa ŞAHİNER, Necati AZAKOĞLU, Mustafa ATİLLA, Aydın KAYHAN, Halis ERTUNÇ, Hüseyin İNCİ, İbrahim BAYIRLI, Hasan ALAADDİNOĞLU, Hasan Fevzi UYGUN, Mehmet DİZDAROĞLU, Kerim TAÇ and Mehmet Ali YENİACUN.
The delegation first collected signatures for the establishment of a chamber from 1072 tradesmen registered in Alanya and applied to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. After the bureaucratic process and studies at the end of the application, the establishment of the Alanya Chamber of Commerce and Industry was realized with the approval of the ministry dated 18.09.1991 and numbered 1991-81. As a result of the grouping committee studies formed after this approval, body elections were held with a total of 1947 registered members from 14 occupational groups. As a result of the elections completed on 25.12.1991, the first board of directors and assembly of our chamber was formed. The chamber first started to work in the office that provides agency service under the Antalya Chamber of Commerce and Industry. After the necessary personnel and equipment were purchased, the services related to the chamber of commerce and industry began to be provided in our district.
Due to the repetition of the general organ elections, which were postponed all over Türkiye, in March and April, elections were held once again in our chamber; although the chamber was newly established, re-election was made. The work continued with the new management. In Alanya, which is developing rapidly, great efforts have been made to structure the Chamber of Commerce and Industry by showing a very rapid development and to provide the needed services.
At the beginning of 1994, the construction of the building where our chamber still serves, was started, and the building, 50% of which belongs to the Alanya municipality, was completed in early 1997 and started to serve. Our chamber, which started to serve with all its organizations and units after this date, has left its mark on various studies and projects since its establishment. With the level it has reached now, our chamber has become one of the strongest non-governmental organizations and institutions of our district with all its facilities, infrastructure and services. In addition to the organizations of all kinds of social and cultural events held in our district throughout the year, researches and investigations have been made on every subject related to the trade, tourism and economy of our district, and as a result of the relations established with a local central administration, intensive efforts have been made to solve the problems of our members and our district.
