Turkish state support for fairs abroad

Individual participation: the fair must be on the Ministry's "List of Sectoral International Fairs with Supported Individual Participation"; the 2026 list was updated on 25 September 2026 and holds 1,853 fairs. If the fair is not listed, a request to add it is filed in DYS at least 1 month before the fair starts (art. 5); the fair must be sectoral and international, with an assessable past performance and a corporate website (art. 6).

National pavilion: participation in the Türkiye pavilion run by an organiser appointed by the Ministry. The exhibitor files the application; the organiser feeds the process with the observer report and exhibitor list. The 2026 list holds 266 national pavilion organisations.

Prestigious fair: fairs that reached 500 exhibitors and 25,000 visitors in at least one of their last three editions and were admitted to the Ministry's list (art. 14). The 2026 list holds 149 fairs; large German fairs such as MEDICA, HANNOVER MESSE, interpack, bauma and Anuga are on it. Prestigious fair support must be requested separately and may be used for at most 2 fairs a year; a prestigious claim used abroad is deducted from the domestic prestigious allowance.

The full lists and how to read them are in fair organisers and calendars.

The application is made through the Support Management System; the company must be registered in DYS with an authorised user. For individual participation the reviewing body is the General Secretariat of the Exporters' Association you belong to (art. 8). According to Annex 1 of the circular and the TİM document list, the file contains:

• Signature circular and current Trade Registry Gazette (trade registry records are the reference).
• For a producer, a capacity report valid on the fair date; failing that, an expert report or certificate of activity. For a marketing company, the marketing contract with the producer and the producer's capacity report.
• The fair participation contract and the space rental invoice stating the square metres; a letter from the main organiser confirming the organiser's authority.
• The stand invoice (itemised; XML if an e-invoice) and a stamped and signed stand expense statement from the stand builder.
• A bank-stamped payment record and SWIFT for every invoice; for cheque payment, the cheque image and the bank record of its clearing.
• At fairs without an appointed observer, proof of participation: fair photographs or catalogue, the representative's passport entry and exit pages, boarding pass or accommodation record, and a document linking the representative to the company (insured employee list).
• Receipt for the file application fee.

Missing document notices are sent through DYS and must be completed within 2 months; otherwise the file is removed from assessment (art. 38). Invoices issued abroad are approved by the Commercial Counsellor for market conformity and actual performance (art. 40). Originals of documents uploaded to DYS are kept for 10 years (art. 47).

A stand invoice issued as a single line "stand" is the most common gap in a file. We issue the quote and invoice with design, construction, build, lighting and furniture lines and add the statement to the file; the whole process is on our stands abroad page.