Organized by KFA Fair, a subsidiary of Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BTSO), the Rising City Building and Living Fair provided significant momentum to the business volume of the real estate and construction sector. The fair, which remained open for four days at the Bursa Fair Center, hosted over 15 thousand local and foreign visitors, revealing the liveliness of the sector.
Bursa is also becoming a center of attraction in fairs
BTSO continues its work with the vision of making Bursa, which is the production and export base of Türkiye, an important center of attraction in the field of fairs. In line with this goal, Rising City & Construction and Life Fair, which was brought to life under the leadership of BTSO, with the valuable cooperation of the Construction Contractors Industrialists and Business People Association (İMSİAD) and TMMOB Chamber of Architects Bursa Branch, and with the successful organization of KFA Fair Organization, brought together sector professionals and interested visitors at the renewed Bursa Fair Center between April 24-27. Hosting fair excitement in the real estate and construction sectors again after a long break, both participating companies and visitors emphasized that the fair is a vital need for the sector.
BTSO Board Member Şenocak: “The Fair Added Strength to the Sector”
BTSO Board Member Alparslan Şenocak stated that they aimed to showcase the great potential of Bursa in the construction and real estate sector through this fair. Stating that all the dynamics of the sector showed great interest in the fair, Şenocak said, “There was a wide participation from our universities to our academic chambers, from our non-governmental organizations to our business world and our valuable citizens. We aim to strengthen our fair even more in the upcoming period. We will continue to develop our fair with companies that have wider participation, appeal to more sectors and with different concepts. The positive feedback we received this year and the appetite of our companies for the fair and the excitement of the participants gave us great hope for the future.”
BTSO Construction Council President Tuğcu: “It Was a Good Start”
BTSO Construction Council President Ali Tuğcu stated that the organized fair received more interest than the sector expected and said, “The construction sector is a sector that is rapidly affected by economic crises and can take time to recover. This fair really made a very good start by bringing together all the important components in the sector. I wholeheartedly believe that this interest will continue to increase in the coming years. All valuable stakeholders of the sector were present here. In addition, important business connections were established simultaneously with B2B (business to business) meetings and intensive foreign purchasing delegations during the fair.”
İMSİAD President Demir: “Participation in the Fair was Quite Intense”
İMSİAD President Şeref Demir stated that the fair, which was suspended for a while after the pandemic, reunited with the sector and participants with a successful organization. Demir said, “The participation in the fair was really intense. This successful organization is of great importance for our sector. This fair was a ray of hope for us in terms of developing technology, new products, modern application methods and establishing new business communication networks. I believe that our fair will continue to grow stronger in the coming period. In addition, the organization of the fair by KFA Fair Organization added a separate value to the event. The new arrangements in the fair area also provided a spacious and modern environment for the event. We sincerely thank BTSO for these valuable contributions.”
Full Marks from Participants
The participants of the fair also expressed their satisfaction with the organization. BTSO Assembly Member Mustafa Altın stated that the fair was held well above expectations and said, “As in previous successful organizations, there is a high level of participation. The views of the participating companies are also quite positive. With the transfer of Bursa Fair Center to KFA Fair Organization, the new arrangements in the fair area and rational venue planning added a different atmosphere to the event. Also, being held simultaneously with the Caravan Fair ensured that both fairs supported each other positively. I say, ‘I am glad we participated.’”
BTSO 25th Professional Committee Member Alptekin Şahintürk drew attention to the important contribution of the fair to the sector and said, “It was a fair that Bursa construction sector needed for a long time. As a company, we especially focused on energy performance and had the opportunity to introduce our newest products at this fair. In addition, thanks to the B2B meetings meticulously organized by BTSO, we had an important opportunity to open up to foreign markets. We established new business connections with the valuable foreign guests. The fair was much more than we expected. I believe that the fair will grow even stronger in the coming years. I would like to thank our BTSO President İbrahim Burkay for this successful organization.”
One of the sector representatives, Nurullah Ülker, emphasized that the fair met an important need of the construction sector and said, “We were very pleased to hear that the fair was being organized this year. In this sense, I sincerely thank BTSO. Our expectations from the fair were quite high and the fair more than met our expectations with the interest shown and the positive feedback we received. The organization was truly successful.” Sector representative Sibel Alkaya stated that the fair made a promising and beautiful start for the sector after a long break and said, “With the valuable support of BTSO, the fair came back to life. We had an intense and successful fair in general. As a company, we also had the opportunity to introduce our new project of 100 apartments that we developed specifically for the fair and we are very pleased with the sales.”
Sector representative Nurcan Özdemir also expressed her positive thoughts about the fair and said, “The fair participants were very good. Especially the companies coming from abroad made us very happy. Bursa industry is a really strong city and there are many big companies producing construction materials. I believe that this fair should be organized every year. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this year’s successful organization. I hope that the fair will grow and develop even more in the future.” Halil Bayam, one of the fair participants, emphasized that the fair was a great opportunity for the sector and said, “A very successful organization was carried out for an important fair city like Bursa.”
Foreign Buyers Left Bursa Satisfied
Nurlan Turarbey, a sector representative from Kyrgyzstan who attended the fair, stated that he was no stranger to Bursa and said, “I studied at Bursa Boys High School in 1992. Therefore, I know Bursa very well. We came to this important fair with the Kyrgyzstan Chamber of Commerce and Industry delegation. We are also happy to see the positive developments in Türkiye. We came to this fair in Bursa with great hope and participated in productive bilateral business meetings.”
Abdulkerim Sukari from Jordan stated that the fair was very productive in terms of establishing business connections, and said, “I established successful connections with several important companies during bilateral business meetings. I would like to thank the organizers of this successful organization. I will continue to support this valuable fair and participate regularly in the future.” Khaled Salih Ahmed from Libya also expressed his satisfaction with the fair, and said, “I would like to thank BTSO. The fair was organized very well in general. The strongest companies in the sector are here, but I would like to see more product variety in the coming years. We want to cooperate more with Bursa in the coming years.”
The Date of the 2026 Fair Has Already Been Announced
Next year's calendar for the Rising City & Construction and Living Fair, where leading companies in the real estate and construction sector exhibit their newest and most ambitious projects, has already been determined. The Rising City & Construction and Living Fair, eagerly awaited by the sector, will be held again in 2026, between April 23-26, at the Bursa Fair Center.
