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MESSAGES

HULUSI AKAR, MINISTER

OF NATIONAL DEFENCE

The 15th IDEF International Defence Industry Fair, IDEF 2021, a
world brand of Turkey and placed among the world's leading fairs,
will be organized between 17 –20 August 2021 in İstanbul, under the [ IDEF SHOW PREVIEW ]
auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkeyand hosted
by the Ministry of National Defence.

Under the management and responsibility of the Turkish Armed
Forces Foundation, IDEF is a prestigious platform where high-tech
products are introduced, face-to-face meetings are planned and
carried out between the official delegations and the participat-
ing companies, and important agreements are signed providing a
base to the development of international cooperation in the field
of defence industry. IDEF 2021 will also contribute to regional
and global peace through networks to be established between
official delegations and representatives of domestic and foreign
companies.

I would like to emphasize that we will be pleased to host all com-
panies in İstanbul as well as hosting the official delegations of
friendly and allied countries on the occasion of IDEF 2021, and as
Ministry of National Defence, we will continue to provide support
for the success of IDEF.

SADIK PİYADE,

ACTING GENERAL

MANAGER OF

THE TAFF

IDEF International Defence Industry Fair, which
has been held under the management and
responsibility of our Foundation since 1993,
has made great progress in the course of time
and has become one of the world's leading
defence industry fairs. In the 14th edition of
IDEF (IDEF 2019) that was held between 30
April - 03 May 2019, 588 delegation members,
1.061 companies / representatives, 7 ships and
76.010 visitors attended. During the fair, 2,700
meetings were held between 29 meeting office
authorities, 151 delegations and 1.061 compa- execution of the meetings,I believe that this platform will be used
nies, and 100 signing ceremonies were held. more effectively and we will raise the bar higher.On the other hand,
Our goal in IDEF 2021 will be to increase these in line with the developments in the pandemic, one of our most
numbers reached at IDEF 2019 much higher. As important goals will be to implement hygiene measures at the
it is known, one of the most important features maximum level in the fair area and to carry out the activities to be
of IDEF is the negotiation platform established organised during the fair in a healthy way.In this context, our efforts
between the meeting offices where official pro- to simplify fair invitations and events continue. As TAFF, we will
curement authorities are represented, foreign be very pleased and proud to see the supply authorities, defence
delegations and participating companies. With industry companies and professional visitors from all over the world
the improvements made on the planning and among us at IDEF 2021, in İstanbul.

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