Articles & News
Our General Manager Arkın Obdan appeared as a guest on the A Para-Değişim Zamanı program on August 5, 2025.
Many important topics were discussed, ranging from Turkey's logistics goals to transit transportation, trade facilitation activities, and the Middle Corridor, Zengezur Corridor, and Development Road projects. More
We have completed our “Customer Relations Training” with our Team Leaders.
Under the guidance of Özlem Pehlivanoğlu, our team leaders gained valuable insights into strengthening their customer-centric approach to customer relations. More
Trade Facilitation Coordination Committee Meeting
Within the scope of the activities of the Trade Facilitation Coordination Committee (TKKK) established by the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Turkey, the Customs and Foreign Trade Working Group Meeting was held in Ankara on June 19, 2025. Representing UTİKAD at the TKKK meeting were our General Manager, UTİKAD Board Member, and Customs and Warehouse Working Group Chair Arkın Obdan. More
“Sustainability criteria have become the new standard for import controls” Harvard Business Review Turkey Magazine Interview
Many current and strategic topics were evaluated, ranging from the new logistics dynamics shaped by digitalization and AI-supported solutions to the responsibilities imposed on the sector by environmental regulations such as the European Green Deal, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and EUDR, and the transition to carbon-emission-sensitive transportation. More
We visited the Pediatric Oncology Department of Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital and the "Blue Angels"
As part of our first Volunteer Week this year, we visited the Pediatric Oncology Department at Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital to raise awareness as the Organization and Green Committee. More
Our General Manager Arkın Obdan appeared as a guest on the Ana Haber program with Ali Çağatay on Ekotürk TV on April 30, 2025.
Is Trump's tariff policy a risk or an opportunity for Turkey? How does the China-U.S. trade balance affect Turkey? What advantages does our geopolitical location provide in logistics? The program discussed in detail the global developments in customs and logistics and their implications for Turkey. More
Our General Manager Arkın Obdan appeared as a guest on the Son Seans program with Ali Çağatay on Ekotürk TV on November 5, 2024.
What will change in the export industry as of December 30, 2024? What will happen in the manufacturing sector? Issues that directly affect foreign trade, such as the 2030 Green Deal targets, border carbon taxes, carbon footprint measurement, and deforestation law, were discussed in detail. More
Our General Manager Arkın Obdan appeared as a guest on the Ana Haber program with Ali Çağatay on Ekotürk TV on May 13, 2024.
Obdan Sistem's more than 80 years of history, the company's establishment, areas of activity, the history and importance of the customs consultancy profession, the customs clearance sector, and customs union were discussed in detail. More
“Visa Crisis: A Result of Trade Wars” Interview with Dünya Newspaper
An interview with our General Manager Arkın Obdan, in which he discusses the effects of the visa crisis and trade wars on foreign trade, as well as the digitalization of the customs system and the strategic role of logistics warehouses and bonded warehouses, was published in Dünya Newspaper. More
UTIKAD Women's Focus Group Met with Women and Children on International Women's Day
The Focus Group came together with the families of earthquake victims and shared their pain in the dinner organization program held on the occasion of March 8, International Women's Day. More