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International Jewellery Industry Gathered At The World Class International B2B Gold and Jewellery Trade Fair; 40th International “Istanbul Jewelry Show”


The benchmark of the jewelry industry; 40th International" Istanbul Jewelry Show” March edition organized by UBM Rotaforte and sponsored by Turkish Economy Bank (TEB), assembled worldwide jewellery industry at one stop in its 30th year anniversary at Istanbul CNR Expo (Istanbul Fair Center). One of the most important and number one jewellery trade fair bridging Europe and the Middle East, international, jewelry, gold, watch and equipment fair in the world organized by UBM Rotaforte ended successfully on 15th March at the Istanbul Fair Centre.

The Fair, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, sponsored by Turkish Economy Bank (TEB), featured local and overseas exhibitors in National and International Pavillions from 27 countries including Turkey with an extensive display of Fine Gold Jewellery, Pearl Jewellery, Silver Jewellery and Households, Diamonds & Precious Stones Jewellery, Diamonds, Precious and Semi - Precious Stones, Pearls, Watches, Jewellery Display & Packaging Materials, Gemological Labs, Softwares, Safes, Mold, Machinery, Jewellery Tools & Equipments just for industry professionals in gross 60,000 square metres of exhibition space.

Enormous InterestFrom Overseas Industry Traders

The Fair welcomed 28,537 visitors in total from 111 countries with a significant increase of 10% in overseas unique visitors compared to the 2014 March edition. 40th edition of International “Istanbul Jewelry Show” March hosted 7.950 overseas and 20.587 local industry visitors.

As one of the leading jewelry exhibitions for industry professionals and the ultimate trade event in the region, Istanbul Jewelry Show, once again provided an ideal platform for international buyers and sellers and brought East and West jewellery industry professionals together strategically position at the cross roads of 3 continents.

Visitor Profile

28,537 top buyers, 72 % from the domestic market and 28% from overseas, visited Istanbul Jewelry Show March 2015 edition from 111countries across the globe. The top 20 visiting countries of Istanbul Jewelry Show” March 2015 Edition are; Turkey, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Algeria, India, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Tunisia, Greece, Morocco, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Germany, Syria, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Bulgaria.

As a worldwide distribution hub, the recorded significant uptrend in overseas visitors of Istanbul Jewelry Show March 2015 from 111 countries confirms both the fair’s international importance and also the highlights of Istanbul’s status for the jewelry trade industry globally. Ms. Sermin Cengiz, Managing Director of UBM Rotaforte stated that the sector in Turkey is currently planning a target of USD 5 billion worth of exports in the coming 3 years, and USD 12 billion in 2023. Considering that objective, we are proud to announce “Istanbul Jewelry Show” plays a very important role in contributing to that target and virtually 80% of Turkey’s jewellery exports’ business connections are made at “Istanbul Jewelry Show”.

The show creates a meeting point and ultimate trading platform that ranks high on the agenda of every professional in the industry. We organize “Istanbul Jewelry Show” biannually on March and October and this year we organized our 40th edition in its 30th year anniversary. As one of the world class jewellery trade fair and the capital of gold market in the region, “Istanbul Jewelry Show” provides great opportunities both for the participants and visitors and carries a huge significance both for Turkey and worldwide jewellery Industry.”

Supported by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Economy, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization (KOSGEB), Jewellery Exporters’ Association (JTR), sponsored by Turkish Economy Bank (TEB), certified by the Union of International Fairs (UFI) and the Quality Management System ISO- 9001, Istanbul Jewelry Show, targeting the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Europe, North Africa, Russia, CIS Countries, United States and Asia once again confirmed its professional and international status in the jewelry industry.

Exhibitors’ Comments

“In this exhibition, we made very good connections with clients from Arabic and North Africa countries, as well as Turkey. We also made new connections from Tunisia, and we are totally satisfied with the result.” Nader Kabbabe - Director of Diamond Wholesales / SAMRA JEWELLERY (UAE)

“The show was very good and we met with our existing clients from Far East, Iran, Turkey, and India. Also we made new connections from Algeria and Turkey.” Michele Chemello – Area Manager/ CIEMMEO S.R.L. (Italy)

“The March exhibition is good and we are really satisfied with the results. We had chance to get new clients and business connections from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Dubai, India and Morocco. We are hoping to meet with new clients at the October show as well.” EmanueleTavanti - Sales Representative / JESSICA JEWELS (Italy)

“We are totally satisfied with Istanbul Jewelry Show March 2015 and show exceeded our expectations. We had new clients from Arabic Countries as well as Eastern Europe.” Cemal Bulunmaz – Bulunmaz General Manager (Turkey)

“We are happy to exhibit to Istanbul Jewelry Show. We work worldwide and at this exhibition we had chance to meet with new clients from Europe and Asia.” Hellmann Ingrid / Koras GMBH (Germany)

“We are happy with the results and pleased to mention; 2015 March Show is over our expectations and assumptions. We work with all over the World, and in this show, we had good connections from Europe and USA.” Coş-Ar- Partner / ArdaAlis (Turkey)

“This is our first time that we participated at Istanbul Jewelry Show as an exhibitor and we are so happy both with the show and the results we achieved. We made very efficient connections with Dubai and also had new clients from Saudi Arabia and Iran.” EnsarAtalar / Baha Jewellery(Turkey)