DEF 2023, 16th International Defence Industry Fair will be held on 25 - 28 July 2023 at TÜYAP Fair and Congress Center which is located in İstanbul, the biggest city of Turkey, hosted by the Ministry of National Defence and under the management and responsibility of the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, organized by TÜYAP Fairs and Exhibitions Organizations Inc.
With a view to further increasing the success of the IDEF International Defence Industry Fair, which has now become a global Turkish brand, preparations continue for the 16th IDEF.
Venue
Tuyap Fairs and Congress Center
Organizer
Reed Tuyap Fuarcilik A.S.Industrial sectors
Defense Technology
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