In cooperation with the Union of Turkish Footwear Manufacturers (TASD), Turkey Footwear Sector Research and Development Education Foundation (TASEV) Turkey General Shoes Associations Federation (TUAF) and Istanbul Shoe Shopkeepers Chamber of Arts (İASEO) in the coordination of DOĞAKA and Antakya Chamber of Commerce and Industry regional participation and Ministry of Economy This year's 57th company organized by domestic and foreign 60 thousand sector professionals, the fair hosted over 400 thousand exhibitors participated in the company, representing our region 10 male shoe manufacturer company, the world's second largest international footwear sector meeting the company as the meeting Known "AYMOD 2017 International Shoe Fashion Fair", introduced Hatay Shoes to the world.
On the opening day of AYMOD International Footwear Fashion Fair, TASD President Mr.Süleyman Gürsoy evaluated the fair by stating that “this year is an intense demand especially from abroad, expressed especially the interest of Russians. Gürsoy stated that it has a big share in the improvement of the relations with Russia. As far as the sector is concerned, how much foreign exchange can be provided to my country, we have fulfilled our duty so much. In particular, Mr. GÜRSOY stated that the purchasing delegation, which is close to 500, met the transportation and accommodation expenses and shared his knowledge that the associations also supported the work and the support of the members and the purchasing managers of international giants.” Mr. Süleyman Gürsoy emphasized that the shoe industry performed exports for 708 million 43 thousand dollars in 2017 in the AYMOD 2017 International Shoe Winter Fashion Fair held in Istanbul CNR EXPO International Fair Area between 05-08 April 2017, this figure will reach 1 billion dollars Level. He also emphasized that the shoe industry should focus more on e-commerce investments.
In order to support the participation of our companies in the fair, the Chairman of the Antakya Shoemaker Chamber Mr. Gökhan ORAL and DOĞAKA Corporate Coordination, Foreign Relations and Promotion Unit Miss Figen GÖKŞEN visited our exhibitors' booths in order to increase the export capacity of our shoe producers and emphasized the importance of the unaligned development of shoemaking production.
During the fair, which aims to carry out global trade partnerships in order to carry out global commercial cooperation with the manufacturing companies in the sector of shoe shoemaking sector, the total of 10 companies that produce men's footwear in Hatay province is given by our agency as stand area construction support, catering and stewardess support and foreign language translation support In this fair, the cost of accommodation for our participants was also covered by ATSO and the cost of the participant companies' exhibition area, the cost of transportation, accommodation and freight of the staff of the companies were met by their own means.
60 thousand domestic and foreign sector professionals are welcomed in this fair; 'Saddlery Street / Special Section' was established for the first time in the result of the business alliance with Saddlery Industrialists' Association. Bags, suitcases, wallets and belt models and fashion show started to be exhibited in this special section created by the leading companies in the sector. AYMOD, which will be the participant of world famous brands that will direct the fashion of shoes and saddlery, has been realized in an area of 60 thousand square meters and has been exported to Iraq, Saudi Arabia, BAE, Algeria, Libya, Purchasing delegations from 59 countries, including Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Bulgaria and Romania, also conducted cooperation negotiations with manufacturers in the negotiation environment.
According to the fair evaluation questionnaires held with our participating companies, the fair was one of the fairs that we would like to participate again in the following years and the information about commercial negotiations with countries such as Jordan, Azerbaijan, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Moldavia, Russia, Italy and Spain Is also shared.
Within the scope of this fair, which aims to gain links to international commercial cooperation links to the shoemakers, it is aimed to provide added value in introducing the shoemakers sector to international trade platforms in our country and abroad, in Turkish, Arabic and English languages for shoe industry sector filming.
