International Defence Industry Fair
| IDEF International Defence Industry Fair IDEF Uluslararası Savunma Sanayi Fuarı | |
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IDEF'15 held in May 2015 at TÜYAP Fair Ground, Istanbul. | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Fair |
| Frequency | Bi-annually |
| Country | Turkey |
| Inaugurated | 1993 |
| Founder | Turkish Armed Forces Foundation |
| Most recent | 8 May 2015 |
| Previous event | 2013 |
| Next event | 2017 |
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The International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) is a defence industry fair held in Turkey and organized by the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation since 1993.[1] The 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.[1] The exhibitions generally take place in Ankara or Istanbul.[1]
The IDEF 2011 took place in Istanbul on May 10-13, 2011, at the TÜYAP Fair, Convention and Congress Center.[1] 437 delegation members, including 22 Ministers, 4 Chiefs of General Staff, 8 Deputy Chiefs of General Staff, 2 Force Commanders and 11 Undersecretaries from 70 countries and one international organization; 633 companies (212 domestic and 421 foreign) from 46 countries; 52,502 visitors and 244 journalists visited the IDEF 2011 fair.[1]
The IDEF 2013 and 2015 also took place at the TÜYAP Fair, Convention and Congress Center in Istanbul.[2]
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