Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Stating that the exhibition sector has started to recover with the slowdown of the pandemic and has made a significant contribution to economic growth, Hisarcıklıoğlu included the following in his message:

“The importance of fairs in the transformation of production into sales has now been accepted by the whole world. We have also experienced this importance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The negative consequences of the interruption of the fairs had an impact on all sectors globally.

It is very pleasing to see that the exhibition sector, which is one of the sectors most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, has started to recover rapidly and that the number of fairs organized has almost caught up with the pre-pandemic period.

I believe that this progress will continue and that the sector will reach a better point than before the pandemic. The sector will continue on its way by increasing its share in economic development.

As of today, our 38 exhibition organizer companies and exhibition center operations are members of the International Fairs Association. It is a source of pride for us to see that the Turkish Fair Organization Sector has both strengthened and activated its place in the World Fair Organization Sector by organizing fairs in global criteria.

The sector will play a key role in the economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. In this sense, all stakeholders operating in the sector have a great responsibility.

On behalf of the TOBB Board of Directors, which works for the development of the fair organization ecosystem in Turkey, I sincerely congratulate the World Fair Organization Day of our fair organizers, exhibition center operators, exhibition suppliers and all our stakeholders in this ecosystem.”