İzmir, the center of fairs in Turkey, hosted three important textile and ready-to-wear fairs between 09-12 October. From 42 cities in Turkey and 39 countries, the Fashion Prime Fair was visited by 7,753 people consisting of 7,397 domestic and 356 foreign; the Fashion Tech Fair was visited by 10,704 people consisting of 10,144 domestic and 560 foreign; and the Fashion Home İzmir Fair, which was organized for the first time this year, was visited by 3,221 people consisting of 3,145 domestic and 76 foreign visitors.
Hosted by the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality and organized by İzfaş, the Fashion Prime- 7th Textile, Ready-to-Wear Suppliers and Technologies Expo, and the Fashion Tech- 3rd Ready-to-Wear, Garment and Textile Machinery, Textile Printing Technologies Expo, organized by the İzfaş- İzgi Fair partnership, and the Fashion Home İzmir- Home Textile Expo, which was organized for the first time, attracted great interest from domestic and foreign visitors. While new collaborations and commercial agreements were signed at the fairs that brought a new breath to the textile and fashion industry, contributions were also made to Izmir's pioneering role in this field.
Exhibitors from All Over the World
The fairs, which contribute to many areas from production to export, and from employment to technological developments, aim to increase the share of domestic companies in the world market and to enhance their competitiveness in the international arena, brought together the leading industry exhibitors with professionals from different parts of the world, from Turkey to Germany and to US, and from England to China. While domestic and foreign professional buyers and participating companies signed cooperation agreements during B2B (Business-to-business) meetings, a large number of products and machinery were sold at the fairs. Within the scope of the Fashion Prime Fair, fashion shows were held where the trends of 2025 were presented with the participation of famous models exhibiting special laces and fabrics.
Innovative Products Exhibited
Having a prominent position with textiles, Denizli also exhibited with a huge product portfolio in these fairs, and at the Denizli Chamber of Commerce stand, high-tech textile products were also displayed, developed by the Denizli Technical Textile Center (DTTM), where the major aim is to increase added value by adding technology to production. In addition to the innovative applications owned by the center such as nanofiber surface coating and acoustic mixing, at the stand, where a range innovative products from wound dressings to disposable bathrobes were presented to visitors, a great interest from visitors and participants were noted.
Representatives of participating companies evaluated the fairs and expressed their satisfaction with the following.
Murat Olgun (Klasman Kumaş): We are a company that has been operating in an 8 thousand square meters closed area which carries out the production of evening dress fabrics for 15 years. We are having the privilege to exhibit at this event. This is our 4th presence. Every time we participate in the Fashion Prime Fair, we receive very positive feedback regarding business connections. We will participate in the following editions as well.
Bülent Özgür Başkaya (Ftr Moda): We are a company that produces guipure, lace and textile accessories and is involved in the process from production to the end consumer. The fair was very fruitful for us. The biggest factor was the exhibits of the home textiles group, which made a positive impact on our business connections. We already had regular customers. This year, with the new fair, we earned new business connections as well. The impact of the Fashion Home Fair will be greater in the coming years, which means our power in the Fashion Prime Fair will increase.
Okay Şimşek (Şimşek Makine): We produce spare parts, accessories, and sectoral textile papers. I am also the Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Aegean Clothing Manufacturers Association. As an association and as a company, we supported the fair despite the concerns due to the economic and sectoral stagnation. We never stopped since the first day of the fair. International companies visited, which made us very happy. For example, we made connections with England at this fair. There were companies from North Africa. The fair was intense and productive, and it boosted our morale. The fact that three fairs that support each other came together also made a significant contribution. I believe that the next fair will be much more successful.
Levent Demirbilek (Demirbilek Makine): We provide services in the fields of garment sewing machinery, automation, home type sewing machines and spare parts. This is our second exhibit at the Fashion Tech Fair. We were pleased with the first event and planned to participate again. Despite the economic difficulties in the sector, this fair had a visitor interest above our expectations. We are also pleased that three fairs are together. Fairs in sectors that support each other have also strengthened each other.
Kudret Çelebi (TETAŞ): We are a company that imports and manufactures machinery and is a business partner of the textile and apparel sector. We took part in a large area with our wide range of products at the Fashion Tech Fair. The previous edition was very satisfactory, so we are here again this year and we are again satisfied with this fair as well. We exhibited and sold products that reduce labor force and where the major attention was on machinery. It is very important that three fairs are together, business partners of the same sector are coming together. I believe that these fairs will grow even more with the participation of manufacturers from foreign regions.
Hakan Gökalp Öztürk (Uğur Tekstil Makinaları): We are the Turkish distributor of world-class brands. We are participating in the Fashion Tech Fair for the third time and we have been supporting the fair since the idea of running a such event discussed. We are also very happy and pleased with the fair. We were also excitedly waiting for the three fairs to exhibit simultaneously since these events have had a positive impact on each. We received visitors from many departments, from company owners to technical personnel and to engineers, and we signed many commercial agreements.
Fehmi Bayraktaroğlu (Buca Yün Mensucat Sanayi): We are a company that has been producing blankets, quilts and sofa covers since 1962. Although Fashion Home is being held for the first time, in my view, this fair has a bright future. We made business connections and achieved bilateral meetings that far exceeded our expectations at the fair. Since we are from Izmir, we see ourselves as the hosts of this event. This makes us very proud.
Oktay Karabacak (New Home Tekstil): We are a company based in Denizli, manufacturing in all branches of home textiles such as towels, duvet covers, bathrobes for 23 years. Although the Fashion Home Izmir Fair was held for the first time, the outlook was positive. It is a fair that will grow and develop over time, we are very pleasent as a company. In addition, being held simultaneously with Fashion Prime and Fashion Tech will contribute to the development and growth of the fair.
Fahri Bozkurt (Sorkunlu Tekstil): We are a Denizli based company, we also work in connection with İzmir. Fashion Home is a fair that is very open to development. It’s content support each other with Fashion Prime Fair. As a company, we participated in this new fair for the first time and established good connections via bilateral meetings that may later turn into business opportunity. We would like to thank everyone whom contributed to the realization of this event.
Feride Saçu Barlin (Brl Teknik Tekstil): We have been in the sector for 20 years. We produce uniforms and technical fabrics for municipalities, hospital workers, firefighters and we also manufacture their garments. We participated in the fair for the first time this year and were very pleased. We held bilateral meetings and had the chance to turn these meetings into business to business agreements. We would like to be here once again next year.
