As the International CFE Carpet and Flooring Expo 2025 is approaching, it has been announced that 180 carpet companies from Gaziantep will participate. Zeynal Abidin Kaplan, the President of GAHİB (Southeastern Anatolia Carpet Exporters Association), stated that over 50,000 square meters of exhibition space have been sold, with 86% of it being occupied by machine carpet manufacturers and sellers. He emphasized, “Our goal is to make our country, which is the center of carpet production, the global center of carpet trade.”

The CFE International Carpet and Flooring Expo, which will bring together the world carpet sector from January 7-10, 2025, in Istanbul, will witness a record participation of 600 companies and company representatives from 18 countries, including 145 foreign and 180 Gaziantep-based brands. Kaplan pointed out that the fair has sold over 50,000 square meters of booth space, with the majority of the exhibitors being manufacturers and sellers of machine-made carpets. He also highlighted the significant growth of the fair, which is quickly becoming one of the largest global events in the carpet sector.

The fair will take place at the Istanbul Expo Center and will use all the available halls, expanding from the previous year’s exhibition. Kaplan also mentioned that the fair will feature not only product exhibitions but also a variety of events aimed at shaping the future of the sector, such as panels on sustainability, recycling, and eco-friendly production techniques, as well as presentations from professional designers and leading companies about new trends in the industry.

With increasing international participation, the fair will help further solidify Turkey’s position as a leader in the global carpet and flooring market.