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the same plan, the ratio of R&D expenditures to GDP committees, and promotional activities continue Exhibition Organization, as an important event in
in science, technology and innovation targets was in the most important centers in Germany, the terms of its contributions to our industry.
determined as 1.8 percent for 2023. We believe that USA, France, Italy, China, Russia, and England and
these targets will be an important driving force in domestically in Istanbul and Bursa. There are ■ What kind of activities do you perform as a
efforts to achieve the level of developed countries. more than twenty continuing international events union in order to encourage companies in Bursa
Currently in Turkey, this rate is 1 percent, while it we organize annually and we are constantly in to participate in large international exhibitions
is 2.75 percent in the US, around 3.14 percent in research on new projects that will contribute to like the ITM? What kind of cooperation can be
Germany, 2.94 percent in South Korea, and around export revenues. The most successful companies formulated with the organizers of such large-scale
4.29 percent in Japan. from every city that are potent in terms of the exhibitions?
Turkish textile sector are participating in our As Uludağ Textile Exporters’ Association, we care
■ If we define the Technical Textiles in Turkey as activities, join their forces and together we carry and support the participation of our companies
a ‘Shining Star’, we will not be mistaken. Did your out effective promotional operations in order in exhibitions. For exhibition organizations taking
works in this area succeed? What are your plans to increase the market penetration and market place abroad, we organize national participation
and targets from now on in the future? share. In this regard, we pay special attention organizations in order to encourage our companies
The technical textile and apparel industry plays to the notion that companies that organize and to participate in these exhibitions. Thus, our
an important role in the economic development cooperate in organizing the exhibitions have a companies can get all the services they need
process, both due to the added value created in the strong exchange of views with our companies when they participate in the exhibition through the
manufacturing process and its high share in export that have serious background knowledge about organization of our association. We provide our
revenues. It also has a future in the global economy. the exhibitions and markets in topic. members with information about the exhibitions
In the near future, the amount and importance Can you please share your thoughts on the that we do not organize ourselves by announcing
of technical textiles are expected to increase contributions of the ITM Exhibition related to them. We encourage their participation by
significantly. As of the end of 2018, Turkish technical Turkey’s economy and to the textile sector? explaining the state funds and supports for the
textile exports accounted for approximately 20 The textile and apparel sectors together in exhibitions to our members. We can provide
percent of national total textile exports. As a country Turkey achieved 25.7 billion dollars’ worth of advantageous locations, special advertisement

in 2018 (including some technical apparel products), total exports in 2018 while made 10.4 billion and promotion opportunities for the Turkish
we realized 1 billion 882 million dollars of technical dollars’ worth of imports. In other words, when exhibitors by going in cooperation with exhibition
textile exports. we consider the textile and garment industry as administrations. Within the framework of our
Turkey, in many sub-categories of the textile a whole, we have become the leading sector with collaborations, we can direct the procurement
product groups, is at the point with the regional a foreign trade surplus of over 15 billion dollars. delegations to the national participation area.
or global superiority and has an advantageous According to this data, Turkey achieved great We organize procurement delegation, press
position in the world. We simply cannot afford success in textile and garment exports and has delegation, and specially qualified purchasing
a strategy by assigning priority to one single an important place in global export markets. delegation organizations with the support of the
sub-category and neglecting the other areas. We Textile machinery has an important place in Ministry of Trade in cooperation with the exhibition
continue our work without slowing down in order the manufacturing of textile products in order administrations in the domestic exhibition
to improve our existing positions in both outdoor to increase the success and sustainability of organizations.
textiles and apparel textiles where we are already the Turkish textile industry, which maintains its By bringing potential buyers abroad to our country,
very strong and technical textiles where we possess presence both in the domestic and international we enable them to have bilateral business meetings
a high potential for success. markets. Today, through digital transformation, with exhibitors. We include the announcements
internal business processes, business operation of the exhibitions on our web pages and social
“WE EXPRESS OUR POWER IN LOGISTICS AND techniques, and customer expectations are media accounts. In addition, we send exhibition
DESIGN THROUGH THE EXHIBITIONS TO THE evolving very quickly. Companies that are able to announcements to our members and e-mail lists,
WORLD” adapt to this change will also be advantageous trying to reach and inform a broader population
■ As an association, you participated in many in the global competition. The more intensive about the exhibition. Through the activity areas
international exhibitions in 2018 and 2019, both use of technology in manufacturing ensures that that we organize at domestic and international
promoting Turkish textile products and increased production costs are reduced and high-quality exhibitions and the promotional materials prepared,
our export revenues. Can you please explain the standards are achieved. In this regard, we see the we bring our visitors’ products, trends and elements
importance of participation of the companies to ITM International Textile Machinery Exhibition, from Turkish culture to the fore, providing the
international exhibitions? being one of the most important exhibition brands visitors to learn more about our exporters and
Our national participation committees, procurement in the world, organized by Tüyap and Teknik interact with them more easily.

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