Turkey, which has become a world brand in carpet production, still cannot host a major carpet fair. The carpet fair, which previously held in Istanbul with a success and managed to keep up with the growth trend, was taken to Gaziantep in line with the request and view of the Gaziantep-based carpet manufacturers and exporters' associations. Following the fair which takes place, the size of the sector garnered a huge interest and then Germany-based Hannover Messe took part in and submiited to run the Turkish edition of the renown Domotex fair in Gaziantep. After these developments, manufacturers’ and some exporters' associations, which are their representatives, supported this cooperation and played a major part in organizing the Domotex Turkey fair.
In the press release which was delivered to our news center, it was stated that a new fair will be held in Istanbul under the name of CFE 2023 in cooperation with the Tüyap Fair Organization in December this year and this fair will be held in cooperation with exporters' associations.
What is the most significant about this fair was that Tüyap Fairs, which was appointed as the organizer body, announced that it will maintain the fair in Istanbul Fair Center, although it also operates as the fairground entrepreneur and has a fair area of approximately 100 thousand m2 consisting of 14 halls under its own responsibility.
As Tekstil Business News Center, we wish everyone success! We publish the press announcement below.
Exports of the Turkish Carpet Industry in May 2023 realized as 234 million 317 thousand dollars.
Turkey, which is the production center of the carpet, is also preparing to become the center of the carpet trade. CFE 2023- Carpet & Flooring Expo Fair, which will be held for the first time this year, will be organized with the cooperation of Tüyap Fair Group with 43 years of know-how, with İstanbul Carpet Exporters' Association (İHİB) and Southeastern Anatolian Carpet Exporters' Association (GAHİB). It is aimed that the fair will contribute significantly to the trade targets of our country in the carpet and floor covering industry.
Tüyap Fuarlar Yapım A.Ş. General Manager İlhan Ersözlü, GAHİB Chairman of the Board Zeynal Abidin Kaplan, İHİB Chairman of the Board Ahmet Hayri Diler as well as industry representatives marked their attendance in the fair’s press conference which was held in Istanbul today and conveyed the future targets of the Carpet & Flooring Expo to the members of the press.
At the fair, handmade carpets and rugs, machine-made carpets, rugs and mats, prayer mats, textile floor coverings, wall-to-wall, flexible floor coverings, laminate, wood and parquet, natural stone, marble and ceramic tiles, artificial grass and sports floors, fibers, yarns and textiles, textile machinery and accessories, upholstery equipment, cleaning and treatment technologies will all be exhibited.
While a high number of visitors are expected from North Africa and Scandinavia regions, specifically from America and Europe, the USA, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Iraq, Egypt, Libya, England, Bulgaria, Canada, Kazakhstan, Israel, Japan, France, Australia, Netherlands, Switzerland Italy, Spain, South Korea, Russia, Malaysia, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Nigeria and Kenya are amongst the participating countries of the fair.
Sectoral Innovations Will Be At This Fair
Tüyap Fairs Management A.Ş. General Manager İlhan Ersözlü, in his statement, said that they will launch carpet business, one of the Turkey's leading sectors, to the whole world with the CFE 2023 Fair which will be held in Istanbul. Ersözlü said, “CFE 2023 Fair will play an important role in exhibiting sectoral innovations. Our fair, which is the best platform where new business relationships are established and new beginnings are made, offers an ideal opportunity to increase the interest in the sector's players and products and to make an even stronger impact on the choices of the visitors. Our fair will take place over 8 halls on an area of 100 thousand square meters. We expect around 350 participants both domestically and from Iran, Pakistan, India, Belgium, Germany and Afghanistan to CFE 2023. We cannot be more proud of the sector representatives who make our country a world brand in carpet. As institutions, we aim to carry the success of the sector even further with the support we provide and will provide in the future. The main goal of Carpet & Flooring Expo is to become the biggest fair of the industry, and we will work with all our strength to achieve this end.”
The Fair will Contribute to the Increase of Carpet Exports
GAHİB Chairman of the Board Zeynal Abidin Kaplan stated that Turkey produces 72 percent of the world's machine-made carpet production and said, ‘’With the second century of Turkey, we are also striving to increase our sectoral contribution to our country, our nation and our state and working to make Turkey, which is the center of world carpet production, also a sectoral fair center by registering a new beginning not only in carpet production and export but also in the development of fair tourism. Turkish carpet business, which sets out the agenda with its production and designs in world carpets in the next period, will also be decisive in international markets, especially in fairs. This fair, which will be held for the first time in our country with the aim of being the most important carpet and floor coverings fair in the world, will contribute to the increase of our carpet exports and will provide considerable amount of foreign currency inflow to our country as well.’’
The Meeting Center of the Turkish Carpet Industry
While emphasizing on Turkey which is ranked amongst the few countries in the world in carpet business, İHİB Chairman of the Board Ahmet Hayri Diler said, “Thanks to the fair, our country will become the meeting center of the carpet industry as well. Carpet manufacturers in Turkey and around the world will now showcase their products in our country. In this sense, our country will also be a pioneer in determining trends. When we look at it from an historical perspective, it was seen that Istanbul remained as the center of the world carpet trade for a long time during the reign of the Ottoman Empire. Our aim here is to bring Istanbul back to this status and to ensure that the added value that will be created remains in our country when we have the loudest voice in the world carpet market.’’ While pointing out that the interest in Turkish carpets is very high worldwide, Ahmet Hayri Diler said, “We rank first in the world in machine-made carpets. Turkish handmade carpets, on the other hand, are known for their unique handcraft and high quality. It is especially attracting a huge demand in the European, American, Middle Eastern and Asian markets. Turkish carpets are a product which preferred by many customers around the world with different patterns and color ranges.’’
