Chamber of commerce 1599 in Marseille, France. Another official chamber of commerce would follow 65 years later, probably in Bruges, then part of the Spanish Netherlands. The world's oldest English-speaking chamber of commerce is the Jersey Chamber founded in February 1768, the same year the New York City Chamber was founded, The oldest known existing chamber in the English-speaking world with continuous records, the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, was founded in 1783. However, Hull Chamber of Commerce is the UK's oldest, followed by those of Leeds and of Belfast in present day Northern Ireland. As a non-governmental institution, a chamber of commerce has
American Chamber of Commerce in Turkey with 34 member companies. It was awarded with the affiliation as an American Chamber of Commerce by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in December 2004. AmCham Turkey/ABFT represents 125+ U.S. member companies with operations in Turkey, including leading firms across every industry, from banking to information and communication technologies, from healthcare to financial and legal services. The membership is open to major U.S. corporations, small and medium size businesses, NGOs and U.S. citizens that share a common interest in the mission of the Chamber. The list of members can be seen here. AmCham Turkey/ABFT offers three types of membership: Platinum,