“On May 22, 2013, at the Türk Telekom Arena Stadium, 330,000 members of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) cast their votes to determine the new term’s ITO professional committees and council members. The voting process, which began at 09:00, concluded at 17:00. In the elections, the candidate list from the sector with NACE code 38 (Ready-to-Wear), including Giyasettin Eyyüpkoca, the President of LASIAD’s Board of Directors, secured a clear victory and was elected as a member of the ITO Council. LASIAD Board Member Erdem Soylu Karabağlı also secured a position as a Committee Member in the sector with NACE code 17 (Food). The elections witnessed significant participation from LASIAD Board Members, as well as numerous LASIAD members and merchants from the Laleli district.”