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Fair Organizers Support

🎪 Fair Organizers Support (2025): Incentives for International Events

The Fair Organizers Support is the support provided by the Ministry of Trade for certain expenditures of companies that organize fairs domestically and abroad. The program's aim is to increase the number and quality of internationally qualified and successful fair organizations, thereby strengthening the visibility of Turkish firms in world markets.

Who Can Benefit and Which Expenses Are Covered?

Who Can Benefit?

This support is aimed at the organizers who arrange the fair, rather than the firms that participate:

  • Fair organizers authorized (accredited) by the Ministry of Trade

  • Companies organizing "National Participation" abroad

  • Organizers of internationally qualified sectoral fairs

Which Expenses are Covered?

The program supports critical expenditures aimed at promoting a fair and enhancing its quality:

  • The fair's domestic and international promotion and advertising activities

  • Indirect supports and discounts provided to Turkish firms participating in the fair

  • The invitation and hosting of potential buyers (visitors) from abroad to the fair

  • Expenses for printed/digital catalogs, website, and advertising prepared for the fair

2025 Support Rates and Limit

Support Element Rate / Amount (2025)
Support Rate50% – 75%
Upper Support Limit per EventUp to 5,720,000 TRY

Application Process and Mandatory Conditions

Application Steps

  1. 1. Obtaining Pre-Approval from the Ministry

    The fair organizer must obtain pre-approval from the Ministry of Trade for the event they will organize. Projects started without approval are not supported.


  2. 2. Carrying out the Event and Expenditures

    The fair is organized within the scope of the approved project, and the supportable expenditures are made.


  3. 3. Application via DYS

    After the event is completed, a support application is made via DYS with supporting documents such as expenditure documents, participant lists, and promotional materials.


Special Notes and Points to Consider

  • It is mandatory for the supported fair to be included in the "Calendar of Supported Fairs" announced annually by the Ministry of Trade.

  • During the application, it is required to submit the list of Turkish firms that participated in the fair and all promotional materials prepared for the fair.