The International Defence Industry Fair or İDEF ( tr, İDEF Uluslararası Savunma Sanayi Fuarı) is a
defence industry
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fair
A fair (archaic: faire or fayre) is a gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities. Fairs are typically temporary with scheduled times lasting from an afternoon to several weeks.
Types
Variations of fairs incl ...
held in
Turkey
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and organized by the
Turkish Armed Forces Foundation since 1993.
[Turkish Armed Forces Foundation: IDEF]
/ref> The TAF Foundation organizes the IDEF once in every two years and before each fair it chooses the organizer firm and exhibition venue by calling a tender.[ The exhibitions generally take place in ]Ankara
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or Istanbul
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.[
The fair has been held every odd year since 1993. IDEF, as a high technology defence industry fair, incorporating main defence industry branches and their subordinates, is an essential international marketing arena for defence industry companies. IDEF is the biggest defence industry fair in Eurasian region and one of the top four in the world with an increasing trend in terms of the number of participating countries, delegations and companies.]
See also
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, Defense, Aviation and Aerospace Fair in Istanbul
* IDEAS
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, Pakistani biannual Defense exhibition in Karachi
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References
Notes
External links
IDEF 2017 Official Website
Arms fairs
Fairs in Turkey
1993 establishments in Turkey
Recurring events established in 1993
Economy of Istanbul
Economy of Ankara
Post–Cold War military equipment of Turkey
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