Approximately 1 Million M2 Carpets Exhibited at CFE Carpet and Floor Coverings Expo
CFE Carpet and Floor Coverings Expo Istanbul 2023, which took place at the Istanbul Expo Center between December 5-8, 2023, has ended. The fair, organized in cooperation with the Southeast Anatolian Exporters’ Assocıations (GAHİB) and İstanbul Carpet Exporters’ Association (İHİB) at the İstanbul Expo Center, became the meeting point of the carpet industry.
The fair where approximately 1 million m2 of carpets were exhibited; hosted 400 companies, 25% of which were foreign.
2024 trends in Turkish carpets, concept color and material samples met with visitors.Handmade carpets and rugs, machine-made carpets, rugs and mats, prayer rugs, textile floor coverings, wall-to-wall, flexible floor coverings, laminate, wood and parquet, natural stone, marble and ceramic tiles, artificial turf and sports grounds, fibres, yarns and textiles, textile machinery and accessories, flooring equipment, cleaning and application technologies was exhibited at the fair.
The fair attracted 21,284 visitors from 103 countries, mainly from Europe, America, Africa and Asia.
GAHİB President Zeynal Abidin Kaplan made evaluations after the fair: “The fair, held at the Istanbul Expo Center, brought together industry professionals, designers and buyers for four days.”
The main goal of Carpet & Flooring Expo is to be the Biggest Fair of the Sector
İlhan Ersözlü, General Manager of Tüyap Fuarlar Yapım A.Ş., said “Sectoral innovations were exhibited at CFE 2023 Exhibition. CFE 2023 Fair will play an important role in exhibiting sectoral innovations. Our fair, which is the best platform where new business relations are established and new beginnings are made; It offered the opportunity to increase the interest in the players of the sector and products. Our fair takes place in 8 halls on an area of 100 thousand m2. We cannot be proud enough of the sector representatives who make our country a world brand in carpets. We aim to carry the success of the sector further with the support we have given and will give as institutions. The main goal of Carpet & Flooring Expo is to be the biggest fair of the sector and we will work with all our strength in this context.”
Carpet Sector Provides 60 thousand Employment
Zeynal Abidin Kaplan, President of the Southeast Anatolian Exporters’ Assocıations pointed out that 60 thousand jobs are directly provided in the carpet sector, which is among the most important sectors of Turkey’s exports: “A new era has started in the Turkish carpet industry with the fair held in Istanbul. I would like to thank our stakeholders and sector representatives who supported us at all stages of the fair.” Kaplan continued: “The carpet sector, which is the locomotive sector of Gaziantep in the industry, is among the most important sectors in Turkey’s exports. Of course, we plan to take our sector further with a structure open to innovations and to contribute more to the economy while increasing employment in our country with sustainable exports. While nearly 60 thousand white and blue collar people are currently employed in our sector, approximately 300 thousand people benefit directly or indirectly from the carpet industry.”