Turkey’s leading garment machinery manufacturers and representatives of worldwide-known brands have collaborated with Teknik Fuarcılık for GarmentTech İstanbul Garment, Embroidery Machines Spare Parts and Sub Industry Exhibition.
The first GarmentTech İstanbul Exhibition will be held at İstanbul Expo Center (IFM) between June 25-28, 2025. GarmentTech İstanbul Exhibition, which will bring together all the technologies used in garment and ready-to-wear production, will be the only and most comprehensive meeting point of the sector.
The ready-to-wear and garment sector is among the locomotive sectors of the Turkish economy with both employment and export income. With 22 thousand 640 exporters and 42 thousand 434 manufacturers, the sector is among the priority sectors in the country’s employment with approximately 700 thousand people working in production. Together with the retail and ready-to-wear sectors, total employment exceeds 2 million.
On the other hand, ready-to-wear and garment sector is the 3rd largest exporter in Turkey. Turkey is the 5th country in the world that exports the most ready-to-wear and garment. In 2023, the sector reached 19.3 billion dollars in exports and has a share of 7.5% in general exports.
Teknik Fuarcılık, which has more than 30 years of experience in exhibition organization and has made the ITM International Textile Machinery Exhibition a world brand, has taken action to make the success achieved by the garment and ready-to-wear sector sustainable. GarmentTech İstanbul Exhibition, which will be organized with the support of the members of the Garment Machinery Advisory Board and in cooperation with the Apparel Automation and Machinery Manufacturers Association (KOMİD), will host professional visitors and global buyers from all over the world.
Necip Güney: We will make GarmentTech İstanbul Exhibition a World Brand
The press conference of GarmentTech İstanbul Exhibition, organized for the launch of this great meeting and cooperation, was held at Wyndham Grand İstanbul Europe Hotel.
The press conference was attended by who is among the members of the Garment Machinery Advisory Board, Vice Chairman of Astaş Holding H. Kaya Aşçı, Astaş Juki Board Member and General Manager Turgay Aşçı, Chairman of the Board of Çatma Makine Yavuz Çatma, Chairman of the Board of Alba Makine Cengiz Albayrak, General Manager of Malkan Makine Alparslan Er, General Manager of Uğur Makine Temel Kamiloğlu, Tetaş Sales and Marketing Assistant General Manager Murat Eren, Malkan Makina Factory Manager Metin Kılıç and KOMID President Haluk Akın, TEMSAD President Adil Nalbant, KOMİD Members Serkon Makina Chairman İzzet Savaş, Robotech General Manager Hüseyin Çetin, Chairman of the Board of NewTech Machinery Nezir Yazıcı, LGM Foreign Trade Specialist Yiğit Sağdık Manav, Avtek Manager Oğuz Avcı and many sector representatives. Necip Güney, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Teknik Fuarcılık, made the opening speech of the meeting.
Starting his speech with the words “I wish that our exhibition, which we will organize with the support and cooperation of the valuable members of the Garment Machinery Advisory Board and the Garment Automation Machinery Manufacturers Association (KOMİD), will be beneficial for our country and the entire garment industry.”, Güney shared information about the garment and ready-to-wear sector.
Güney said, “As the organizing team that made ITM International Textile Machinery Exhibition a world brand, we will work to raise the success bar of GarmentTech İstanbul Exhibition with the same dedication, diligence and discipline as we have been doing for years. With the support of our industry associations and the members of the Garment Machines Advisory Board, we will make GarmentTech İstanbul Exhibition a world brand.”
Yavuz Çatma: As a Sector, I Hope We will have Many More 30 Years of Successful Exhibitions Together
Yavuz Çatma, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Çatma Makina, who made a speech on behalf of the Garment Machinery Advisory Board, said that as the Garment Machines Advisory Board, which was established 30 years ago, they have organized numerous exhibitions so far. Çatma said, “I wish that the cooperation we have made with Teknik Fuarcılık will be beneficial for our sector. I hope that we will have successful exhibitions together for many more 30 years as a sector. We are among the top 3 fairs in the world in the field of Garment Machinery Exhibition, which we organise as the Garment Machinery Advisory Board. As a result of our cooperation, we aim to be one of the first 2 exhibitions. I would like to thank our sector representatives and consultative committee members for their support.”
Haluk Akın: Thanks to GarmentTech İstanbul Exhibition, We will not Have to Go to Exhibitions Abroad
Haluk Akın, President of the Apparel Automation and Machinery Manufacturers Association (KOMİD), reminded that domestic garment machinery manufacturers have visa problems when going to exhibitions abroad, “If we make GarmentTech İstanbul Exhibition a world brand just like ITM, we will not have to go to exhibition abroad. We firmly believe that Teknik Fuarcılık will make GarmentTech Exhibition a world brand with the support and cooperation of KOMİD and the Garment Machinery Advisory Board. As KOMID, we will do everything we can to make this exhibition successful together with our members.”
Adil Nalbant: Garment Machinery Sector’s Cooperation with Teknik Fuarcılık Makes Me Hopeful
Adil Nalbant, President of Textile Machinery and Accessories Industrialists Association (TEMSAD), talked about the importance of textile and garment sectors for Turkey. Stating that textile is the only sector in which we can compete with the world, Nalbant emphasized the experience of Teknik Fuarcılık in the field of exhibition organization. Nalbant reminded that the ITM Exhibition, which has been organized in partnership with Tüyap and Teknik Fuarcılık and in cooperation with TEMSAD since 2004, has become the most important exhibition in its field in the world.
Nalbant continued his words as follows: “I think that the garment machinery industry has made the right decision by cooperating with Teknik Fuarcılık for GarmentTech İstanbul Exhibition GarmentTech Exhibition has made me very hopeful for the industry. I hope you will achieve the success we have achieved in the field of textile machinery in the field of garment machinery. This team will make GarmentTech Exhitibition a world brand just like ITM has become a world brand.
Industry Professionals Who Want to Direct Their Investments Will Pour Into GarmentTech İstanbul Exhibition
GarmentTech İstanbul Exhibition will be Turkey’s most comprehensive gathering in its field; all technologies used in garment and ready-to-wear production from sewing to cutting, ironing systems to packaging, embroidery to printing and denim will be exhibited.
The exhibition, where domestic and foreign manufacturers that focus on R&D and innovation will meet with global buyers, will host industry professionals who want to apply new technologies and direct their investments. Company managers who aim to produce perfect, fast and cost-effective clothing, who want to increase their capacities and expand their machine park will flock to GarmentTech İstanbul Exhibition.
It Accelerate the Garment and Ready-to-Wear Sector
GarmentTech İstanbul Exhibition, held in İstanbul, which connects Europe and Asia, will accelerate the garment and ready-to-wear sector thanks to machine sales and new commercial collaborations. The machinery sales and collaborations to be realized during the exhibition will contribute to the development of both Turkey’s and the world’s trade volume. Exhibitor companies will have the opportunity to increase brand awareness as well as initiate new business collaborations.
Ease of Transportation and Visa will Attract a Huge Number of Visitors to GarmentTech İstanbul Exhibition
İstanbul, the center of the world textile and garment trade, will host this great meeting. The fact that the exhibition will be held in İstanbul, which serves as a bridge connecting east and west, will make GarmentTech İstanbul Exhibition a center of attraction.
Due to its geographical location; companies from European countries as well as Middle East, North Africa, Turkic Republics, Balkans and Asian countries will be able to visit GarmentTech İstanbul Exhibition after a short 3-hour flight. Visitors from countries such as Iran, Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, who have problems traveling to Europe due to the Schengen visa problem, will not have this problem while coming to Turkey, which will enable GarmentTech İstanbul Exhibition to host many visitors.
