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offices where official procurement
authorities are represented, foreign
delegations and participating com-
panies. With the improvements made
on the planning and execution of the
meetings, I believe that this platform
will be used more effectively and
we will raise the bar higher,” Sadık
PİYADE, acting General manager of
Turkish Armed Forces Foundation
(TAFF) said.

“On the other hand, in line with the
developments in the pandemic, one
of our most important goals will be to
implement hygiene measures at the
maximum level in the fair area and to
carry out the activities to be organ-
ised during the fair in a healthy way.
In this context, our efforts to simplify
IDEF BRINGS CHEERS fair invitations and events continue.
As TAFF, we will be very pleased and
AMID COVID GLOOM proud to see the supply authorities,
defence industry companies and
professional visitors from all over
the world among us at IDEF 2021, in
The 15th International Defence Ministry of National Defence, under İstanbul,” he added.
Industry Fair (IDEF21) is one of the the management and responsibil-
five biggest defence industry fairs in ity of the General Directorate of
the world and where Turkish defence TSKGV and organised by TÜYAP
industry products are showcased. Fairs and Exhibitions Organisation
Inc. at TÜYAP Fair Convention and
“WHILE WE ARE GOING Congress Center.
AROUND THE WORLD TO
SHOWCASE OUR DEFENCE Since 1993 the event has made
TECHNOLOGIES, ONLY OUR great progress in the course of time
LARGER COMPANIES CAN and has become one of the world's
AFFORD TO ATTEND THESE leading fairs in the field of defence
SHOWS. SO, AT IDEF, OUR industry. The previous edition of
IDEF was attended by 588 delega-
SMALLER COMPANIES AND tion members, 1.061 companies and
SMES GET AN OPPORTUNITY representatives, seven ships and
TO SHOWCASE THEIR 76.010 visitors.
CAPABILITIES,” said Dr. İsmail
DEMİR, President of Defence “Our goal in IDEF 2021 will be to
Industries of Turkey. increase these numbers reached at
IDEF 2019 much higher. As it is known,
The IDEF21 is being organised under one of the most important features
the auspices of the Presidency of of IDEF is the negotiation platform
the Republic of Turkey, hosted by established between the meeting

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