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Promote your lifestyle products in Turkey

Opportunity to showcase your design and lifestyle products at the British Consulate General in Istanbul.

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The $300 billion Turkish retail sector is undergoing sustainable growth as a result of strong demand from Turkish consumers and their increasing purchasing power. As a modern and organised retailing system develops opportunities increase for UK suppliers of products displaying creative excellence.

Opportunities include:

  • giftware
  • interior design products
  • houseware products
  • creative design
  • tableware
  • toys
  • gadgets

British Winter Wonderland

UKTI Turkey is organising a ‘British Winter Wonderland’ event to showcase the UK’s giftware, tableware, interior design and other related sectors. The event will take place at the British Consulate General, Istanbul, on 4 to 7 December 2013. UKTI Turkey are looking for interested UK companies to showcase their products to the Turkish market.

British Winter Wonderland

Date: 4 to 7 December 2013

Venue: Pera House, British Consulate General, Istanbul

Theme: Giftware, interior design and other related sectors

Register: Guliz.Kiymaz@fco.gov.uk

During this exclusive event British companies will have the opportunity to meet important business people from Turkey and UKTI staff from the neighbouring region. Attendees will include:

  • buyers from department stores

  • major retailers selling home textiles and accessories and other relevant products

  • importers and distributors

  • online retailers

UKTI Turkey will focus on creating an effective networking platform for British companies and attendees. The event will be themed around Christmas and include special features like a gala dinner, tea parties, happy hours and a closing reception.

Turkish Market

Facts about the Turkish market:

  • Turkey is the 16th largest economy in the world, and the sixth largest within the EU.

  • in the first quarter of 2013 Turkey’s economy grew by 2.9%, in the second quarter it grew by 4.4%

  • Turkey has a well-educated population of 76 million, of which half is under the age of 30,

  • in the past decade, per capita income in Turkey has tripled from $3,492 to $10,504

  • per capita income based on purchasing power parity exceeds £15,000

Contact

If you wish to exhibit your products at this event contact Guliz.Kiymaz@fco.gov.uk by 31 October 2013.

Updates to this page

Published 18 September 2013