All innovations in the home textile industry were exhibited and the leading products of fashion were presented at CNR Expo Center in Yeşilköy on an area of 160 thousand square metres by the cooperation of TETSİAD (Turkey Home Textiles Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association) and CNR
“EVTEKS”, the world’s second Turkey’s biggest home textile exhibition, which was organized by cooperation of TETSİAD and CNR, welcomed its guests this year for the 21st time. More than 1000 companies and more than 2 thousand brands participated in the exhibition, which was opened by Nihat Zeybekçi, the Minister of Economy and which was held at CNR EXPO Yeşilköy, between dates of 19-23 May. Famous designers exhibited the trends of house textile of 2016.
“EVTEKS İstanbul International Home Textile Exhibition”, which is one the biggest home textile exhibitions of the world as for the area where it was organized, made the giants of the industry in Istanbul between dates of 19-23 May 2015. This year, 138 thousand and 368 people visited EVTEKS Fair that is outstanding among the exhibitions in Turkey, with its international participant diversity and the number of foreign visitors. The exhibition, where all innovations in the home textile industry were exhibited and the leading products of fashion were presented to the evaluation of the visitors, took place in Yeşilköy CNR Expo Exhibition Centre on an area of 160 thousand square metres by the cooperation of TETSİAD (Turkey Home Textiles Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association) and CNR Holding. Participation from many countries such as Germany, USA, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, UAE, Belgium, Bulgaria, Algeria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Morocco, Finland, France, South Africa, Netherlands, England, Iran, Spain, Israel, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Japan, Canada, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Lebanon, Hungary, Egypt, Moldavia, Norway, Oman, Uzbekistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia Federation, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Jordan and Greece, which were invited by the Minister of Economy was ensured to EVTEKS Fair.
The exhibition created a business volume of 2 billion dollars
Yaşar Küçükçalık, President of TETSİAD, stated: “The exhibition which was organized with the participation of 69 companies in 1992 has now raised its number of participants up to one thousand and the exhibition area from 600 square metres to 160 thousand square metres. This improvement, as Turkey achieved in the field of home textile, carries a great importance. Our exhibition that had an increase in the number of exhibitors comparing to last year was visited by 138 thousand 368 people, consisting of 97 thousand 779 domestic and 40 thousand 589 foreign visitors. We welcomed 50 countries in our exhibition, such countries as Spain, Italy, USA, Germany, Japan, France, England, Canada, Iran and China being in the first place. During the exhibition, our participants had contacts with buyers from foreign countries and signed important trade agreements. In the exhibition where domestic and foreign buyers rushed, Turkish companies had orders from many different countries especially from the Middle East and the former Eastern Bloc countries. We can say that our exhibition created a business volume of 2 billion dollars.”
Trends of 2016 were set
In the exhibition where more than 2 thousand brands took parts; famous designers exhibited the home textile trends of 2016. During the exhibition, seminars were given by the leading professionals of the industry, world famous trendsetters and designers from inside and outside the country. The organization’s trend area was designed by Nelly Rodi in the leadership of Vincent Gregoire this time again, as it has been in the past three years. The massive exhibition where all innovations about the industry took place and lasted for five days, left its mark on the home textile industry again in year 2015.
