The ready-to-wear and garment sector is among the locomotive sectors of the Turkish economy with both employment and export income. With 22 thousand 640 exporters and 42 thousand 434 manufacturers, the sector is among the priority sectors in the country's employment with approximately 700 thousand people working in production. Together with the retail and ready-to-wear sectors, total employment exceeds 2 million. 

On the other hand, ready-to-wear and garment sector is the 3rd largest exporter in Turkey. Turkey is the 5th country in the world that exports the most ready-to-wear and garment. In 2023, the sector reached 19.3 billion dollars in exports and has a share of 7.5% in general exports.

Teknik Fuarcilik, which has more than 30 years of experience in exhibition organization and has made the ITM International Textile Machinery Exhibition a world brand, has taken action to make the success achieved by the garment and ready-to-wear sector sustainable. GarmentTech Istanbul Exhibition, which will be organized with the support of the members of the Garment Machinery Advisory Board and in cooperation with the Apparel Automation and Machinery Manufacturers Association (KOMID), will host professional visitors and global buyers from all over the world.

Necip Güney: "We will make GarmentTech Istanbul Exhibition a world brand"

The press conference of GarmentTech Istanbul Exhibition, organized for the launch of this great meeting and cooperation, was held at Wyndham Grand Istanbul Europe Hotel. The press conference was attended by who is among the members of the Garment Machinery Advisory Board, Vice Chairman of Astas Holding H. Kaya Asci, Astas Juki Board Member and General Manager Turgay Asci, Chairman of the Board of catma Makine Yavuz catma, Chairman of the Board of Alba Makine Cengiz Albayrak, General Manager of Malkan Makine Alparslan Er, General Manager of Ugur Makine Temel Kamiloglu, Tetas Sales and Marketing Assistant General Manager Murat Eren, Malkan Makina Factory Manager Metin Kilic and KOMID President Haluk Akin, TEMSAD President Adil Nalbant, KOMID Members Serkon Makina Chairman Izzet Savas, Robotech General Manager Hüseyin Cetin, Chairman of the Board of NewTech Machinery Nezir Yazici, LGM Foreign Trade Specialist Yigit Sagdik Manav, Avtek Manager Oguz Avci and many sector representatives. Necip Güney, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Teknik Fuarcilik, made the opening speech of the meeting. Starting his speech with the words "I wish that our exhibition, which we will organize with the support and cooperation of the valuable members of the Garment Machinery Advisory Board and the Garment Automation Machinery Manufacturers Association (KOMID), will be beneficial for our country and the entire garment industry.", Güney shared information about the garment and ready-to-wear sector.

Güney said, "As the organizing team that made ITM International Textile Machinery Exhibition a world brand, we will work to raise the success bar of GarmentTech Istanbul Exhibition with the same dedication, diligence and discipline as we have been doing for years. With the support of our industry associations and the members of the Garment Machines Advisory Board, we will make GarmentTech Istanbul Exhibition a world brand."

Yavuz Catma: "As a sector, i hope we will have many more 30 years of successful exhibitions together"

Yavuz catma, Chairman of the Board of Directors of catma Makina, who made a speech on behalf of the Garment Machinery Advisory Board, said that as the Garment Machines Advisory Board, which was established 30 years ago, they have organized numerous exhibitions so far. catma said, "I wish that the cooperation we have made with Teknik Fuarcilik will be beneficial for our sector. I hope that we will have successful exhibitions together for many more 30 years as a sector. We are among the top 3 fairs in the world in the field of Garment Machinery Exhibition, which we organise as the Garment Machinery Advisory Board. As a result of our cooperation, we aim to be one of the first 2 exhibitions. I would like to thank our sector representatives and consultative committee members for their support."