Trade fairs in Turkey 2027: where to find them

Next year’s fair plan starts with a list: budget, stand space, samples and travel all depend on which fairs you go to. For that you first need a reliable list of trade fairs in Turkey 2027. This post covers where to find the fairs in Turkey, what each source shows and how to verify the dates. We do not copy the calendar; the official sources are already up to date.

The official source: the TOBB fair calendar

The most complete list of domestic fairs in Turkey is on the Fairs Directorate page of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB): fuarlar.tobb.org.tr/FuarTakvimi. The page is in Turkish.

Why TOBB: Law No. 5174 gives TOBB the authority to review and decide on applications for domestic fairs that are sent to it through chambers and exchanges (TOBB Fairs legislation). So this calendar is not a roundup from an aggregator site; it is the list from the place where applications are decided.

On the page you can:

• Pick the year. The year buttons include 2027.
• Filter by city. “All”, or a single province.
• Search. By fair name or with the detailed search.

Each row shows the fair’s name, subject, date, venue and organiser, and you also see the main product and service groups. To give a sense of scale: the TOBB calendar lists 446 domestic fairs for 2026 (TOBB Fair Calendar).

Istanbul trade fair 2027: the venues’ own pages

The TOBB list covers all of Turkey. If you want to see what is on at a particular venue, look at the venues’ own calendars:

• Tuyap. The fair calendar is at tuyap.com.tr/fuar-takvimi. Tuyap lists TUYAP Istanbul and TUYAP Konya as its fair centres on its site; the calendar also includes fairs it organises in other cities.
• Istanbul Fair Center (IFM). The calendar is at ifm.com.tr/tr/ifm-fuar-takvimi.

The shortest route for Istanbul: pick Istanbul in the TOBB calendar, then open the page of the fair you care about in the venue’s calendar. If the Tuyap or IFM schedule for 2027 looks short today, check again in a few weeks.

Verify the dates

Before you put a fair in your plan:

1. Check the organiser’s site. The latest date, hours and hall details are usually with the organiser. The row in TOBB names the organiser.
2. Who is it open to? The fair’s own page tells you whether it is for trade visitors or the public, and whether it asks for registration in advance.
3. Write it in your calendar and look again from time to time. Dates can change. A few weeks before the fair, check the source once more.

Prepare your list before the fair

Once you have chosen a fair, the work starts before fair day:

• Who will be there? If the fair’s site has an exhibitor list, compare it with your own customers and decide whom to visit or invite to your stand.
• Book meetings in advance. Fair days are crowded. If you want to meet an important customer, agree on the day and time before the fair.
• Write down what to ask. Two or three questions for every new person make it easier to tell who is warm afterwards.
• Cards and catalogues. Bring enough business cards and catalogues; a QR code works for a digital catalogue.

Which fair to go to

The calendar is long and you cannot go to all of it. Three questions help:

• Are your customers there? Is the fair’s subject and product range close to what you sell, or to what your customer produces? Sometimes the fair of your customer’s sector is more productive than your own.
• Stand or visit? You do not need a stand at every fair. Walking the hall as a visitor and visiting your customers’ stands is also a fair plan.
• Do you have time for the aftermath? The real work of a fair starts after it. If three fairs in a row leave no time for follow-up, two may be better. Why it matters is in following up after a trade fair.

The TOBB list comes built in to Musteri

Once you have found the calendar, the next step is the fair itself. In Musteri, the TOBB fair calendar list comes ready inside the app:

• Search and pick a fair. Start typing its name; it comes with its date, venue and organiser. The list covers this year’s and next year’s fairs and refreshes from TOBB every week; as 2027 fairs are added to the TOBB calendar, they appear in the list too.
• Add the missing one. A fair, conference, congress or meeting that is not on the list, you add yourself.
• Set a goal. If you want, set a target for the fair: “40 people at this fair”.

When fair day comes, you start Fair Mode. Every record, by business card, QR, quick form or voice note, finds or creates the customer and the contact, links it to the fair and plans the follow-up. No internet is needed. More on the Fair Mode page; how a card is read is in business card scanner app.

On the free plan Fair Mode is open for one fair within the last 12 months; if you go to many fairs a year, Musteri Pro gives unlimited fairs. Outside Fair Mode, recording is never limited. Details are on the pricing page.

In short

• For the 2027 fair calendar, the official source is the TOBB Fairs Directorate page; filter by year, city and search.
• Venue calendars such as Tuyap and IFM are good for seeing a particular hall.
• Always verify the date on the organiser’s site and look again before the fair.
• In Musteri the TOBB list comes built in: pick the fair, start Fair Mode.