Turkish Construction Sector's Summit: 42nd Yapı Fuarı – Turkeybuild İstanbul

The Peak of Turkish Construction Sector: 42nd Building Fair – Turkeybuild Istanbul Ready to Open 18-22 June 2019! The Building Fair – Turkeybuild Istanbul, which has been the largest international meeting point of the Turkish construction sector and the region for 42 years, will take place at Tüyap Fair and Congress Centre between 18-22 June this year. Building Fair – Turkeybuild Istanbul will host agenda meetings on 5 different themes over 5 days. Additionally, events that will enrich the fair with on-site experience and learning will be organized. Building Fair-Turkeybuild Istanbul will welcome over 120 important foreign buyers from countries such as Azerbaijan, Georgia, Germany, Iran, Palestine, Qatar, UAE, Algeria, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, France, Spain and India as part of the VIP Foreign Purchasing Delegation program to be held this year.

The Building Fair-Turkeybuild Istanbul, which has been the largest summit of the Turkish construction sector for 42 years, will take place at Tüyap Fair and Congress Centre between 18-22 June.

Building Fair – Turkeybuild Istanbul will be the peak of the sector this year with its diverse range of products containing the latest innovations and technologies, international events and business opportunities it creates. The 2019 agendas of the construction and materials sector will be addressed in sessions spanning 5 days within the triangle of "Exports, Renovation and Technology" at the fair. On the opening day of the fair, within the scope of an "agenda meeting" where presidents and investors from leading sector associations ÇEDBİK, GİİP, GİSP, GYODER, İNDER, İSTANBUL SMD, İZMİR SMD, TMMMB, TÜRK SMD, TÜRKİYE İMSAD, ULI TÜRKİYE will be present, the 2018-2019 period will be evaluated and 2020 projections will be shared. Additionally, at the "Investment Focus Forum" to be held by representatives of Turkey Tourism Investors Association, Türk Eximbank and TÜRKİYE İMSAD, "Tourism and Construction" will be on the agenda as new markets and focus areas in the sector. At the meeting expected to become traditional with the platform offered by Building Fair – Turkeybuild Istanbul every year, the assessment of the sector's year from materials, construction, economy and planning perspectives, discussion of future projections, delivery of messages from the fair's first day and examination of local administration and state policies are aimed to be addressed. This year, aiming to host over 600 participants from 17 countries and over 90,000 visitors, the Building Fair will feature domestic and foreign companies providing services in construction machinery, fasteners and hand tools, structural steel, prefabricated structures, building systems, interior construction and decoration, wall and floor coverings, bathroom and kitchen fixtures, doors and accessories, electrical, lighting,

automation, insulation, building chemicals, paints, roofing, joinery (doors and windows), facades, automatic doors and access systems, shading, rough construction, plumbing, elevators and site facilities

and software. Many countries such as Qatar, Iran, Russia, China, UAE, Italy, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Taiwan, Czech Republic, Northern Cyprus, Turkey, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, India and Portugal will showcase new products and service technologies at the fair. Aiming to offset the stagnation experienced in the domestic market with professional buyers coming from abroad and to be the correct address for exports in the sector, the fair will host over 120 foreign buyers from countries such as Azerbaijan, Georgia, Germany, Iran, Palestine, Qatar, UAE, Algeria, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, France, Spain and India as part of the VIP Foreign Delegation programs to be held this year as it does every year. Additionally, with the support of the Turkish Ministry of Commerce, it will bring together important foreign buyers from target countries with all participants and visitors. With the ITE Connect Matchmaking Program first applied last year, this year all participants, visitors and hosted buyers will have the opportunity to network quickly and effectively free of charge through smartphone and internet applications, connect with the right customers and suppliers and expand their networks.

Fair will welcome visitors with 5 different themes over 5 days!

Many events will take place at the fair, which will bring the Turkish construction sector together with different content. Building Fair – Turkeybuild Istanbul 2019, which will feature over 30 events and more than 90 national and international expert speakers, is expected to attract over 11,000 international visitors this year. Building Fair – Turkeybuild Istanbul will host agenda meetings on 5 different themes over 5 days. Additionally, events that will enrich the fair with on-site experience and learning will take place. Building Arena will host architecture and business-focused panels, partnership sessions, discussions on new design and technology tools and inspiring keynote conferences. Building Arena will also dedicate its stage with the Building Innovation special section focused on "Innovation" to live presentations and seminars where 2019's new products and technologies are showcased. On Tuesday, 18 June, when the Presidents' Forum and new investment focus panels will take place, the "Roadmap" theme will be addressed to discover new focus areas in the sector for success in exports, while the "Becoming a Global Player" theme will be the focus of Wednesday, 19 June to learn about business and partnership development dimensions in different markets. On Thursday, 20 June, at the intersection of technology, materials and innovation, "Technology" will be discussed in all its aspects, addressing the innovation and design dimension of the business to differentiate in the sector and stay one step ahead.

21 June Friday, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere benefiting from sunlight, is also celebrated as "World Sun Day."

Special to this day, taking into account changing climate conditions and monitoring the sector's pulse while examining the business agenda and domestic market trends, "New, Renewal and Renewability" topics will be addressed with planning, materials and design dimensions to create efficient alternatives. The modules created throughout the fair by the Building Unplugged Summer School Workshop, which provides young professionals, new graduates and students with material knowledge and on-site experience, as well as imposing social responsibility through architecture, creative thinking and design, will be presented on the fair's last day, Saturday, 22 June. Other events designed in parallel with the fair to add color to experience and learning are as follows: Building Masterclass; moderator-led architecture masterclasses tailored over 4 days intersecting the interests and working areas of different visitor groups in interior design, insulation and building materials, facades and joinery, rough construction and site group products, "Design Derive, Produce with Robots!" call with Building Robot Zone hosting simultaneous robotic production and discussions throughout the fair in collaboration with Fabb and finally Building VR Home created in collaboration with Garage Atlas where we will experience our dream spaces and living in our homes on Mars.

Fair enables knowing the market and meeting with many potential customers!

Emphasizing the importance of participating in the Building Fair, EVDEMA Human Resources Manager Sebahattin Duran stated, "Building Fair-Turkeybuild Istanbul plays a very important role in the sector. Evaluating last year in terms of number of participants and visitors, it was quite good. Since leading companies in the sector are on this platform, there is great demand for the fair. We met many new customers. Our initial goal here was to introduce ourselves to the market. As years pass, the fair has become a platform that enables us to reach both our domestic and foreign customers much faster; this is why we participate in Building Fair-Turkeybuild Istanbul almost every year. We met many of our important customers both domestically and abroad at this fair. This year we will also add bathroom and kitchen furniture that we started producing approximately five months ago to this selection. We will participate in Building Fair 2019 with a much larger stand."

Building Fair – Turkeybuild Istanbul has guided the sector's development for 42 years!

ITE Turkey Regional Director Kemal Ülgen, stating that Building Fair-Turkeybuild Istanbul has served as an international platform reflecting the mirror to the country's construction sector for 42 years, said; "We are organizing the Building Fair for the 42nd time this year, which demonstrates the success of being one of the 5 largest fairs of its sector in the world. Pointing out that the construction sector, which has experienced fluctuations for some time, is expected to be in a balancing process this year, Ülgen noted, "In 2019, exports appear to be an important way out. A 7-8 percent increase in construction materials exports is expected and it is projected to approach 23 billion dollars. Improvement in export market opportunities is expected for all sub-sector groups. In the domestic market, unlike other years, two other developments are among expectations. One is the activation of the renovation market with declining demand for new construction projects, and the other is increased procurement from the domestic market due to exchange rates limiting imports. In the middle of all this transformation, the heart of the construction sector beats at Building Fair-Turkeybuild Istanbul. Companies that want to meet with thousands of domestic and international professional visitors and purchasing officials, seize export opportunities and meet potential customers take their place at the sector's meeting point," he said.

About ITE Turkey

ITE Turkey is the Turkey office of ITE Group, an international exhibition company that organizes 150 fairs and conferences annually worldwide with 32 offices in 20 countries and over 1,000 experienced personnel. ITE Turkey, which organizes leading fairs in Turkey's leading sectors, consists of YEM Fuarcılık, EUF - E Uluslararası Fuar Tanıtım Hizmetleri and Platform Uluslararası Fuarcılık companies. Organizing Turkey's leading fairs in construction, tourism, cosmetics, food, rail systems and logistics sectors, ITE Turkey draws its strength from its experience in Turkey and the region as well as the global network of ITE Group, of which it is a member. ITE Turkey transfers its strong global network in the exhibition industry to each sector it is part of, creating new business, cooperation and purchasing opportunities at the fairs it organizes and contributing to the development of these sectors. www.ite-turkey.com

About EUF – E Uluslararası Fuar Tanıtım Hizmetleri

EUF - E Uluslararası Fuar Tanıtım Hizmetleri A.Ş., part of ITE Turkey, has organized fairs in the energy, construction machinery, food, furniture, stationery, promotion, water and wastewater treatment, tourism, rail systems and logistics sectors since 1999. With the support of the global knowledge network, experience and global partnerships of international exhibition company ITE Group, EUF A.Ş.; EMITT (East Mediterranean International Travel and Tourism Fair), EURASIA RAIL (International Railway, Light Rail Systems, Infrastructure and Logistics Fair) and WORLDFOOD ISTANBUL (International Food Products and Technologies Fair) are organizing.