∙ With 557 exhibitors, 25,752 visitors, and 35,000 square metres, growth in all areas: 25,5% increase in exhibitors and 26,5% increase in visitors as well as a 133% increase in exhibition space compared to September 2023
∙ 25,752 trade visitors from 112 countries, with a 65% increase in international visitors to 6756 visitors including the European Union, Great Britain, the USA, North America, Asia, North Africa and the Middle East
∙ Wide range of products in five halls: Woven goods, knitwear, accessories, and artificial leather
∙ New platforms for innovative products and design: dedicated halls for yarns and denim (BlueBlackDenim Hall)
∙ Innovation Hub by Arzu Kaprol and Filiz Tunca; Texhibition Trends by Idil Tarzi, Digital Art Exhibition by Kerim Dündar
The fifth edition of the Exhibition Istanbul Fabric & Textile Accessories Fair from 6 to 8 March 2024, organised by İTKİB Fuarcılık A.Ş. in cooperation with the Istanbul Textile Exporters Association (İTHİB), presented 557 exhibitors showcasing the entire range of the textile supplying section: from woven and knitted fabrics to accessories and artificial leather. A new addition was a separate hall for yarns and denim, the BlueBlackDenim hall. With this trade fair, the Exhibition has more than doubled its floor space compared to the last event to 35,000 square metres.
“We are proud to have achieved our goal of making Texhibition a brand fair. We started with 5,000 square metres of exhibition space in 2022 and now occupy 35,000 square metres with the fifth edition, with the quality of the exhibitors being our top priority. They are carefully selected according to strict criteria such as the high quality, sustainability and design of their products, their ability to create collections & their exportability. We have brought together the best companies in the country at the Exhibition, with a further 200 companies already on the waiting list. The fair is internationally competitive and well on its way to becoming the new centre of global textile events.”
Exhibitors
Exhibition Istanbul once again brought together all components of the textile industry and offers a comprehensive overview of all product groups in the textile prepress sector: from woven fabrics to knitting, from denim to textile accessories – Exhibition Istanbul acts as a central point of contact for the entire international industry, with a clear focus on quality, innovation and the latest trends like the denim companies Bossa, Çalık, İsko, İskur and Kipaş at the BlueBlackDenim Hall.
Yarn companies such as Aksa, Diktaş, Ensar, Karafiber, Kaplanlar, Korteks, Migiteks, Sasa, and Tepar showed the production power of the yarn
sector in hall 7, where the highest level of product quality, design and workmanship came together.
In addition to well-known market giants such as Almodo, Bahariye, BTD, Can Textile, Iskur, Kipaş, Menderes, Söktaş, Yünsa, Zorlu, İpeker a large number of other efficient export-oriented companies from the segments of textiles (woven fabrics, knitting) presented their latest designs and products.
The high quality of the event, which provides excellent networking opportunities with the global textile industry, was particularly in favour of the exhibitors, who also very much welcomed the establishment of the trade fair platform in Istanbul. “Istanbul is the locomotive for such a trade fair, for us it is a must that the Exhibition takes place here. This will enable us to significantly increase our exports.” Ayse Gülisenlik, marketing & sales, Karabulut Tekstil. “This is our fourth time at the Exhibition, we are using the trade fair to expand our international network and have welcomed trade visitors from Spain, the UK, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Romania, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon and Egypt in particular. We benefit greatly from our participation in the trade fair.” Tamer Nalbant, co-founder, Arta Tekstil. For the denim industry, the opening of the separate denim hall at the Exhibition was praised: “Denim must be given a special area for our industry. The fair exceeded our expectations. For the next fair, we would like to see even more denim manufacturers participating. As a premium denim producer, we think it is extremely important that there is such a fair in Istanbul.” Betül Demirci senior product development executive, Calik Denim.
