Yapı – Turkeybuild Istanbul, the longest organized fair of the Turkish construction industry, starts on Wednesday, April 26 at TÜYAP Fair and Congress Center. Yapı – Turkeybuild Istanbul, which is eagerly awaited by the Building and Construction Industry, will discuss the current issues of the industry, especially “Earthquake Safety in Buildings”, alternative building trends, sustainable materials, and innovative and safe construction practices with industry professionals within the scope of events that will last for four days.
Yapı – Turkeybuild Istanbul, the longest organized fair of the Turkish construction industry, starts on Wednesday, April 26 at TÜYAP Fair and Congress Center. More than 26 local and foreign participants in the field of construction materials and technologies are counting the days to meet the industry at the Fair, which will be open between April 29-450.
Organized by ICA Events with the support of the Ministry of Commerce and bringing together thousands of foreign investors and local business partners every year, the fair will bring together industry representatives with powerful and guiding events. Aiming to create new business opportunities, partnership and acquisition opportunities by transferring its strong global network to the construction sector, the fair is expected to expand even further in the 100th anniversary of the Republic, and it is expected to create a business volume of close to 4 billion Euros at the end of 1,5 days. Within the scope of the annual "VIP Buyer Delegation Program" of Yapı – Turkeybuild Istanbul, which is the largest construction fair in the region and one of the five largest construction fairs in the world, covering the Balkans, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries, the Middle East and North Africa, 50 It will host more than 300 foreign buyers. Building Fair – Turkeybuild Istanbul, which has the distinction of being the longest organized fair of the Turkish construction industry, will continue to contribute to the transfer of worldwide information and business opportunities to the region through international collaborations. In the fair, which is followed by buyers from the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa, this year, a total of 17 exhibitors from 450 countries, mainly Austria, Belarus, China, TRNC, Czech Republic, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Romania and Russia. There will be local and foreign participants on it.
Construction Fair Director Banu Keskin said, “45. I would especially like to point out that the interest of foreign exhibitors, buyers and visitors to Yapı – Turkeybuild Istanbul, which has turned the year, continues exponentially. Last year, we managed to create a business volume of close to 400 million Euros. This year, we expect the fair to create a business volume of close to 1 billion Euros.” Keskin continued: “Exhibitions are a critical success factor for the sustainability of the economy and the sustainability of collaborations. In order to support this situation, we have prepared a very productive and guiding event program. While the leaders of the sector will tell us about new opportunities and the direction the sector is going, our entrepreneurs will present new business models, products and ideas for the future of the construction sector. In this respect, I would like to draw attention to the importance of Yapı Tech Garage area. It is very important for the sector to come together with entrepreneurs and achieve more innovative, solution-oriented and efficient results in order to further strengthen Turkey's strong muscles in the field of construction.”
“We believe in sustainable success. The Construction Fair, which will be held for the 45th time, is an example of this," said Keskin, adding, "Every year we support a Non-Governmental Organization on behalf of the participants of our fair. After the earthquake disaster experienced for this year, we decided to take action for our children who need educational support in the region. By contributing to the Quality Education Program carried out by the Education Volunteers Foundation of Turkey (TEGV) in the region, we support 250 children in the disaster area to receive quality education for 1 year.”
The Future of the Sector Is Directed at the Building Fair
Yapı – Turkeybuild Istanbul, which sets the agenda of the sector with its comprehensive event program, and where alternative building trends and tips on sustainable materials and innovative construction practices will be discussed, draws the roadmap for the next period in the construction and building sector. In the comprehensive event program of Yapı – Turkeybuild Istanbul in its 45th year; 4. ZeroBuild Summit'23 – International Zero Energy Buildings Summit will take place. The summit will be hosted by Yapı – Turkeybuild Istanbul this year, with the motto of “Better architecture, better engineering and earthquake-resistant zero-energy building is possible”, with the participation of nearly 4 speakers for 100 days. Another remarkable event of the Building Fair is the Building Master Class – Architectural Master Classes. In the 5th year of the Building Master Class – Architectural Master Classes; It will take place at the fairground on April 27, 28 and 29. As every year, a special area will be reserved next to the Summit Stage in Hall 8, within the scope of Yapı Tech Garage program, for building and architectural entrepreneurs who stand out with their newest products and technologies. In this area, in cooperation with ContechVerse, for 4 days, technology entrepreneurs, who attracted great attention from exhibitors and visitors, met with industry professionals, in this period when we need innovation and creative ideas the most; They will introduce the solutions they have developed and create new business opportunities.
Start-ups offer products that offer different possibilities from the design stage to the building delivery stage, with technologies such as smart construction materials, BIM, virtual and augmented reality, building mobile applications, artificial intelligence, internet of things, robotics and three-dimensional production, zero energy building principles; While providing the opportunity to explain to architects, engineers, managers, manufacturers, contractors, marketers and users; It will also bring together visitors who want to follow the trends with new technologies and products.