Istanbul to get the most modern trade show center of Eurasia

ADEM ORHUN / ISTANBUL COMMERCE

Istanbul World Trade Center (IDTM) will build the largest trade show center of Turkey and its neighborhood, with an investment of 500 million dollars. The plans are in place for the implementation of a huge investment by IDTM –where Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ICOC) holds a 41.47 percent share– to build one of the most modern trade show centers of Europe.

700 THOUSAND SQUARE METERS

The site will cover an area of 700 thousand square meters, and thus be the largest of its kind in Turkey and its neighborhood, and the most modern one in Europe. More than 300 thousand square meters will be dedicated to trade show organizations. A further 35 thousand square meters will stay active 365 days a year as a life center, with a shopping mall, restaurants, and cafes.

CONSTRUCTION IN TWO STAGES

The investment will be implemented in line with green building standards, and will be Leed Certified. The project is to be realized in two separate stages. The plans entail the completion of the first stage by September 2017. The first stage will develop a trade/tourism area, in the form of offices or a hotel.

The construction of the second stage, which is to include the trade show grounds as well, will start in the first months of 2018, and will be completed by the end of 2019. An indoors parking lot for 8,000 vehicles, allowing the discharge of all within just 12 minutes will be built under the site.

MEASURES ARE TAKEN FOR TRAFFIC PROBLEMS

IDTM will make life easier for visitors arriving on foot, with the underground station connected directly with the new trade show center. Furthermore, the traffic problems will be ameliorated as the vehicles will be directed towards 4 main axes.

The project will make the complex one of the top 10 trade show centers of Europe, and will present a new page in the business development between Europe and Asia. The ultimate aim is to make Istanbul the global capital of trade shows, and work towards that goal will begin this year.

ÇAĞLAR: ISTANBUL PAYS 44 PERCENT OF THE TAX

İbrahim Çağlar, the President of ICOC and the Deputy Chair of IDTM, said that Istanbul single-handedly accounts for more than half of all foreign trade volume of Turkey. He added that Istanbul also pays 44 out of every 100 liras of tax revenues the state gets, and hosts 23 out of every 100 foreign tourists to come to Turkey, and said "60 percent of foreign firms invest and trade here."

TOPBAŞ: ISTANBUL SHOULD BE NUMBER ONE IN EVERY FIELD
Kadir Topbaş, the Mayor of the Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul and Chair of IDTM, said that they are planning for a trade show area to be built after a campus model, within an area of 300 million square meters close by the new airport, at a location to be served by 2 underground stations, and that negotiations with TOKI are well under way. Topbaş said “let no efforts be spared. Let visitors bring their families as well” describing a reportedly unique concept worldwide, and argued that Istanbul will be a household name in trade show business, if they can achieve such a goal.

08 Mart 2016 Salı

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