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Annual industry report2025

Türkiye held 461 trade fairs in 2025. They hosted 85,508 exhibitors and 20,093,019 visitors and allocated 3,447,160 square metres of net stand space. Foreign participation is counted in two forms: 14,839 direct foreign exhibitors, holding 237,856 square metres, and 8,631 indirect foreign exhibitors represented by agents, holding 288,550 square metres. Foreign visitors numbered 863,581. By type the year splits into 450 specialised fairs and 11 general fairs; by status, 349 national fairs and 112 international fairs. The 112 international fairs carried 38,049 exhibitors and 1,777,926 square metres, more stand space than all national fairs together. İstanbul hosted 190 fairs with 57,259 exhibitors and 1,812,703 square metres, ahead of İzmir with 37, Antalya with 33 and Ankara with 32. The figures come from the fair registry of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye and cover 46 provinces, broken out by fair type, international status, 50 product and service groups and host city.

Trade & show activity in Türkiye