Bursa Textile Show Fair, organized by Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry affiliate KFA Fairs in cooperation with Uludag Textile Exporters' Association (UTIB), opened its doors for the 9th time. BTSO Chairman of the Board İbrahim Burkay announced that the fair income will be donated to earthquake victims.
Bringing Turkish textile manufacturers together with buyers from all over the world, Bursa Textile Show welcomes its visitors for the 9th time. At the fair, which was held for the first time this year at the Bursa International Fair and Congress Center, nearly 200 companies present their 2024 spring-summer clothing fabric collections to the industry professionals. More than 70 qualified foreign buyers from 1.000 countries, especially European and Middle Eastern countries, are also holding business meetings with companies within the scope of the work of KFA Fair Organization and the procurement committees coordinated in partnership with BTSO and UTİB. Organized in 4 halls, on a total area of 10 thousand square meters, the fair also offers the participants the opportunity to discover the latest innovations in the sector with trend areas and seminars.
“85 Million One Heart”
BTSO Chairman of the Board İbrahim Burkay visited the fair with BTSO Assembly President Ali Uğur and BTSO Board of Directors and Assembly Members. BTSO Chairman of the Board İbrahim Burkay, who started his speech here by wishing God's mercy to those who lost their lives in the 6 February earthquake, said, "Condolences to all of us. We are going through a difficult time as a country. All of Turkey is mobilized to heal the wounds of our citizens in the 85 million earthquake zone. As Bursa, we took our place at the forefront of these works with our Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, local administrations, NGOs, industrial zones and sector representatives under the coordination of our Honorable Governor. This is not a short process. It is a difficult process that will cover the next one or two years. We will continue to support every effort to heal the wounds in national unity and solidarity.” said.
Great Interest from Abroad to the Fair
Stating that they organized the Bursa Textile Show Fair for the 9th time this year, Burkay said, “As the business world, we have entered a process where we need to carry out activities that will take our strong position in the global arena even further. In this sense, Bursa Textile Show is a valuable organization both to heal the wounds of the disaster and to provide moral motivation in our country. When we look at the fair that we organized in our new place this year, we see a strong participation in terms of purchasing committees. We were pleased to see the sensitivity, trust and belief of our business partners abroad after the earthquake disaster. Our companies participating in the fair are also very satisfied with the visitor profile and the intensity of the fair. We believe that our fair will continue to provide a stronger increase in exports to the textile industry in its new location.” he said.
Fair Revenues will be Donated to Earthquake Zone
Explaining that the income from the fair will also be donated to earthquake victims this year, President Burkay said, “We will use the income of our fair, which we organized with the consciousness of cooperation and solidarity, to meet the needs in the earthquake region. Nearly 200 participating companies will also provide support in order to meet the need for shelter in the earthquake zone. The Turkish business world will continue to take responsibility. I would like to thank all our companies for their support and sacrifices during this difficult process and wish them fruitful fairs.” he said.
Firms Are Satisfied With Density
BTSO Assembly President Ali Uğur said that Bursa Textile Show hosted its visitors for the first time at its new location. Noting that they visited the companies that opened stands at the fair and witnessed their satisfaction, Uğur wished that the fair would be beneficial for Bursa and the textile industry.
Foreign Buyers from 70 Countries Meet with Companies in Bursa
İsmail Kuş, Vice Chairman of BTSO Board of Directors, stated that Turkey is going through a difficult period and said, “We are in great pain due to the earthquake disaster we experienced. But life goes on. We have to work, organize fairs and sell goods abroad. Our country needs this in this difficult time. We used to organize Bursa Textile Show in Merinos until today, we carried it to Bursa International Fair and Congress Center for the first time. There is a nice atmosphere. We are holding our fair with buyers from 200 countries together with nearly 70 participating companies. I would like to thank our Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. İbrahim Burkay, KFA Fair Organization and everyone who contributed, and wish our companies a good fair.” said.
Bursa Textile Show Fair will continue to host its visitors until 2 March at Bursa International Fair and Congress Center.