TIAD-BB-2012-0006 Istanbul, 23 October 2012

Ninety percent of all machine tools on exhibit at MAKTEK 2012 was sold! This translates into an impressive total of 4,000 tons
At the fair held between October 2 and 7, a total of 600 million Turkish lira worth of machine tools was sold European Ministers showed a great deal of interest in the MAKTEK Eurasia 2012 Fair Croatia's Entrepreneurship Minister, Gordon Maras, and his entourage of

businessmen visited MAKTEK Eurasia 2012 on its opening day, Tuesday, October 2. At the convention they signed important partnership agreements. The partnership of Turkey with Croatia, a country whose low inflation rates and consistent economic growth have attracted worldwide attention, is expected to promote the economies of both countries. Spains Basque Region Industry Minister, Bernab Unda and his entourage of businessmen also signed various partnership agreements during their visit on October 7. While visiting the MAKTEK Eurasia 2012 fair, Bernab Unda held important meetings as the representative of one of Spain's largest machine tools and accessories producing region. The "MAKTEK Eurasia 2012 Fair" organized by TIAD with the support of the Ministry of Science, Industry, and Technology was held at the TUYAP Fair Convention and Congress Center in Buyukcekmece Istanbul. The fair showcased a total of 1,000 fullyTIAD- MACHINE TOOLS INDUSTRIALISTS AND BUSINESSMEN ASSOCIATION
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assembled machines weighing 7-8 tons each. The Fair's 17,000 kw/h energy consumption made it one of the most attended fairs in the Eurasian region.

We are currently third in Europe, and our goal is to become second TIAD President Dr. Eng. Erdal Gamsiz stated during his opening speech for the MAKTEK Eurasia 2012 Fair that Turkey needs to promote more frequent and more extensive use of modern technology and production systems, which in turn will contribute to production and productivity and will improve Turkey's global competitiveness. Gamsiz said, Analyzing global use of machine tools reveals that Turkey is 10th in the world with $1.4 billion. The last decade in particular saw Turkey's machine tools industry grow substantially. The fact that Turkey saw a 49 % increase in terms of machine tool usage last year propelled it to 10th in the world and 3rd in Europe, just after Germany and Italy. We predict that in just 2-3 years, we will rank second in Europe." 59,600 visitors from 65 countries TUYAP Fairs and Exhibitions Inc., Head of Project Management and Executive General Manager, Ilhan Ersozlu, expressed his satisfaction with hosting the industry's largest convention at the TUYAP Fair Convention and Congress Center. MAKTEK Eurasia 2012 Fair has attracted 59.600 visitors from Turkey and abroad. During the fair, visitors from 65 countries were hosted. Considering the answers given to our questionnaire, of all these visitors: 51,8 % where from Europe, 34,69 % from AsiaPacific, 12,79 % from Africa, and 0,64 % from America regions. Visitors ranging from 54 different countries of Asia and Europe continents formed 86,57 % of all visitors. When we look at the positions of the visitors within their institutions; 34,5 % in management positions, 30% in production, 18,40 % in sales & marketing, 10 % in procurement and 7,05 % works in various other positions. 71,4 % of all visitors were either main partners or sole representatives of their institutions he said. Ersozlu also mentioned that Turkeys neighborhood, consisting of 5 countries, formed 15,51 % of all abroad visitors. The fair hosted visitors from 16 EU member countries.Turkish visitors were varying from 73 cities, 55,8 % of whom were from Istanbul and the remaining 44,2 % from other cities. The top 10 cities for visitor density: No Cities %

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Istanbul Bursa Ankara Kocaeli Izmir Konya Eskisehir Tekirdag Manisa Sakarya

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Visitors from Turkeys Marmara, Aegean and Centran Anatolia Regions constitute 93,5 % of all visitors. Abroad visitors breakdown by continent is as follows: 67,3 % Eurasia, 12,79 % Africa, 10,54 % Asia-Pacific, 8,8 % Europe, and remaining 0.64 % came from America. Note:
The MachineTools industry, defined as Primary Machines/Main Production Machines, makes the production of all other machines possible. It is an industry that is accepted as the industrial backbone of a country, having both direct and indirect effects on many industries and being a large source of employment. A country's per capita use of machinery tools is an accepted measure of industrialization. The world's leading companies from Italy, Spain, Taiwan, South Korea, China, India, Britain, Croatia, Japan, and Germany took part in the MAKTEK Eurasia 2012 Machine Tools, Metal Processing Machines, Welding, Cutting, Drilling Technology, Quality Control, and Test Equipment Fair, whose 12 halls and 98,000 square meters of indoor exhibition space made it the Eurasia region's largest convention of its kind. The automotive, machinery production and spare parts, molding, defense, aerospace, textile, construction, major appliances, medical and glass industries all kept a close eye on the MAKTEK Eurasia 2012 Fair at which the following product lines were exhibited: CNC and Conventional Metal Working Machines, Metal Processing Machines, Cutting Tools CAD / CAM Technologies, Measurement and Quality Control Equipment, Welding and Related Spare Parts.

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