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Exporters Assembly, two textile companies, which participation, deep-rooted exhibitions are organized Associations, one of our most effective works is
are our union members, are taking mentoring by determining a different location every year, it to announce the exhibitions to our members and
services from the academics of a university in our will be very meaningful in terms of showing the to organize their participation in these exhibitions.
city in order to provide innovative transformation. diversity in the country. In this sense, exhibitions, We promote and encourage participation in
We, as the Textile and Raw Materials Exporters which became a brand in their respective areas the exhibitions that are related to the sectors
Association, provide some of the services that such as the International Textile Machinery operating under the umbrella of the union. We
companies receive. We find such projects of our Exhibition, can be organized in other large provinces open an “info stand” in large exhibitions that
state valuable in terms of supporting the policies are important for the sector, and distribute
that prioritize innovation. Another project that the promotional materials we have prepared
we are involved in as a union is a campaign that “We set up procurement delegation to potential buyers. In addition, we set up
grants scholarships amounting to the minimum organizations at the time of major procurement delegation organizations at the
employee wage to students who choose the textile time of major exhibitions such as the ITM, we
engineering department in the university exam, exhibitions such as the ITM, we bring bring together international companies and our
which is organized by Textile, Garment and Leather together international companies and members through these platforms.
Products Exporters Union, which operates under We can increase the number of procurement
the umbrella of the Turkey Exporters Assembly our members through these platforms.” delegations organized in cooperation with the
(TIM). As the Southeastern Anatolia Textile and exhibition organizers. In addition, we can organize
Raw Materials Exporters Association, we took an of Turkey, and different colors of our country may events, panels, conferences, competitions, etc.,
active role in the announcement of the campaign be demonstrated. It is a great opportunity for the which can be utilized by both exhibitors and
and achieved very good results. Gaziantep ITM Exhibition to introduce our region to the world, visitors in the exhibition area simultaneously
University Textile Engineering department has been considering the number of exhibitors and visitors with the exhibition. In fact, the biggest issue
starting the education year with incomplete quota and the diversity of the countries. If exhibition is advertising in the best possible way for the
previously, but this year it started its education tourism is managed well, very good works exhibition as in many other jobs. At this point,
with full capacity and the score of the department emerge. The connections established by domestic organizers have a lot of work to do. Exhibitors
has become the second-highest score among all companies with international counterparts mostly can be found to attend the exhibition in one way
engineering departments. We are the second textile occur at the exhibitions. Because there are areas or another, and the stands can be filled, but the
association that provides financial support to this where the buyer and the seller have the opportunity visitor side of the exhibition varies completely
project. We are proud to be a part of this valuable to contact directly and that the trust relationship depending on how well the organizers promote
project, which was launched in order to bring develops among them. the exhibition. We can say that one of the best
successful students to the textile industry. promotion channels of the organizers is exporters
In addition, we have accelerated our efforts towards “LARGE-SCALE EXHIBITIONS SUCH AS THE ITM associations. Because we already have a network
our target markets. As a result of the researches SHOULD BE PROMOTED MORE EFFECTIVELY IN OUR of manufacturers and exporters. If digital and
about Russia, which is one of our important REGION” printed exhibition promotion materials are
markets, we realized that Russia has a great ■ Do you find sufficient participation of textile effectively communicated to us, we can encourage
potential for textile exports especially in Ivanovo manufacturers operating in the Southeastern participation in exhibitions using this network.
Region and we organized a Textile and Garment Anatolian Region to the ITM exhibitions? What Apart from that, as you may know, as
Sectoral Trade Committee in this region. This advice would you give to the companies on this exporters associations, we provide
delegation, which included the representatives of subject? support to the exhibitions that
the firms from various parts of Turkey that engage I believe that participation from our region should are held both domestically and
in the subcategories of the textile and clothing, such be more. Especially, a region that has advanced so internationally and which are
as woven and knitted fabrics, yarn, and garment much in the production of the textile sector should covered by the Ministry of
production visited the textile center of Ivanovo participate and visit the ITM exhibitions. More Trade.
and made onsite market research. Moreover, the effective and more participation in such large-scale
delegation had bilateral business meetings with exhibitions from our region should be encouraged.
potential buyers. In order to contribute more to
our foreign trade volume and national economy in ■ What kind of activities do you perform as a
the field of textile, we will continue these kinds of union in order to encourage companies in the
studies towards our target markets. Southeast Anatolian Region to participate in large
international exhibitions like the ITM? What
■ Can you please share your thoughts on the kind of cooperation can be formulated with the
contributions of the ITM Exhibitions, which organizers of such large-scale exhibitions?
bring together the leading brands and latest As the Southeastern Anatolian Exporters
technologies of the textile industry, related to
Turkey’s economy and to the textile sector?
It is very important to hold the exhibition
in Istanbul, as it hosts many
exhibitions and is a brand city in
the international arena. But
we also care about regional
studies. If such high-
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