Bahar Demirel - Taner Yener - Enver Alas / Istanbul, May 5 () - President Tayyip Erdoğan attends the opening ceremony of the 12th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF), to be held in Istanbul on May 5-8.

"May it (IDEF) be beneficent for all humanity" Erdoğan said, while cutting the symbolic red ribbon, together with civil and military officials, after his opening remarks.

The fair will be held under the auspices of the Ministry of National Defense, under the responsibility of the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation (TAFF) and in the cooperation of Tüyap Fairs and Exhibitions Organization.

IDEF ‘15 is expected to bring together more than 400 companies from 32 countries. The 2013 fair brought nearly 800 companies from 51 countries, with a total of 54,210 local and foreign professionals from 111 countries visiting the show.

The IDEF has been held every other year since 1993. The fair has played an essential role in the development of friendship and cooperation between participant countries, according to the press release on the fair’s website.

“IDEF is the biggest defense industry fair in the Eurasian region and one of the top four in the world with an increasing trend in the number of participating countries, delegations and companies” the statement said.


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- President Tayyip Erdoğan speaking
- President Tayyip Erdoğan speaking
- Military and civil officials with Erdoğan gathering for the ceremony
- Red ribbon is cut by Erdoğan and officials

 

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