2 016 was not an easy year for Turkey neither economically nor politically Consequently international exhibitors hesitated to take part in fairs Howev er we managed to bring in international vis itors and exhibitors says a content Bekir Cakici in retrospect The general manager of HKF Fuarcilik HKF Trade Fairs sees his country as indispensable in the world and a very important economic player Turkey is one of the major exporters in the global are na and also imports from many countries The bridge between Europe and Asia has many options If the western market does not come to Turkey eastern manufacturers and visitors can fill this gap readily Eco nomically Turkey is making headway again In the first quarter of 2017 its gross domestic product increased five per cent year on year We have just overcome several crises and additionally normalised relations with our neighbour Russia says Bekir Cakici These positive developments also bene fit HKF s trade fair business In July it organ ised VIV Turkey International Trade Fair for Poultry Technologies in Istanbul Our ex hibitor and visitor figures showed a remark able growth recaps Bekir Cakici 61 per cent of all suppliers and 35 per cent of buy ers were international The fair welcomed over 11 000 visitors from Turkey Eastern Eu rope CIS countries the Middle East and Asia Organised by HKF under exclusive li cence VIV Turkey met with a very positive response from participants says Cakici The majority of exhibitors have already rebooked for the next edition in 2019 Before VIV the trade show expert and his team already staged Foteg Istanbul in March The meeting place of the food processing industry was at tended by 430 exhibitors and almost 11 600 visitors These figures were a highly en couraging sign that points to the food indus try s continued development and significant growth And there is another event that is flour ishing due to Turkey s geo strategic position in the heart of two continents Busworld Turkey It has a unique position as an im portant marketplace for both Europe and the Middle East points out Bekir Cakici The trade fair is also attended by visitors from North Africa Having grown over the course of many years HKF had to search for a larg er venue Therefore together with its partner Busworld International the company agreed to stage the next edition in Izmir from 19 to 21 April 2018 Fuarizmir exhibition centre in Izmir is one of Turkey s largest and most modern exhibition venues emphasises Ca kici who was confirmed as vice president of the european chapter of the global associa tion of the exhibition indus try UFI this summer For the future he is on the look out for joint venture projects with international players After being active in the in dustry for 15 years our expe rience shows us that the Turkish market is quite satu rated with fairs Against this background joint ven ture events are more likely to be successful than in house organised shows www hkf tradefairs com PB 42 TradeFairs Internation al 3 2017 INTERNATIONAL TURKEY Encouraging signs The country on the Bosporus is recovering and there is every sign of an upswing Organiser HKF confirms this with some good results Die Busworld Turkey hat sich als bedeutender Marktplatz für Europa und den Mittleren Osten positioniert Busworld Turkey has a unique position as an important marketplace for both Europe and the Middle East Ph ot o H KF

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