Istanbul Jewelry Show March: The Largest March Edition To Date

ISTANBUL, Dec. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The world jewelry and watch industry will gather at one of the most important events of the year at Istanbul Jewelry Show March on 20-23 March  2014 in six halls of Istanbul Fair Center (CNR Expo). The four-day event will occupy more than 60,000 square metres of exhibition space and gather over 1200 exhibitors from 25 countries with an extensive display of the latest products and trends exclusive for industry professionals. UBM Rotaforte is UBM Asia's JV company in Turkey.

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Gold jewelry, diamond jewelry, diamonds & pearls, silver jewelry, mountings, watches, machinery, tools & equipments, display units, packaging, security devices and softwares will be displayed just for industry professionals.

As one of the major players in the world jewelery industry, Turkey is a leading manufacturing and export base that offers abundant opportunities as it is located on the crossroads of three continents and provides a vital focal point for neighbouring countries. In the past 25 years, Turkish gold jewelery producers have been very successful and Turkey became the second biggest exporter in the world after Italy, the fifth largest importer and the third biggest producer after Italy and India. The total value of exports was over 2 billion US dollars in 2012.

With Turkey's strategic location, Istanbul Jewelry Show March has a unique positioning as an important marketplace for both Europe and the Middle East, serving as the gateway for the World jewelry industry and an outstanding trading hub for countries in the EU, the Middle and Near East, Russia and the CIS Nations, Eastern Europe, North Africa and the Mediterranean providing the best opportunities to source new psoducts, meet and network industry professionals, see the first hand latest technological innovations.

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Turkish jewelery is both an art and a craft. Inspired by 5,000 years of cultural and historical heritage in Anatolia and combined with the latest technology, outstanding craftsmanship, immense variety, flexible production capacity, excellent finishing quality, competitive prices and the shortest delivery time, Istanbul Jewelry Show March is an ideal place to source products in every category of price and quality, from price point merchandise to high-end design jewelery for the coming spring-summer and autumn retail season orders.

Istanbul Jewelry Show March is supported by the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organisation (KOSGEB), Jewellery Exporters' Association (JTR), certified by the Union of International Fairs (UFI) and the Quality Management System ISO-9001, ensuring that it represents an outstanding international trade event serving the fast growing domestic and international markets surrounding Turkey.

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The exhibition halls are designed and grouped by product in order to save time and increase efficiency for buyers as they tour around. There will be international pavilions from Hong Kong, Italy and Thailand.

Pre-register online at www.istanbuljewelryshow.com and get your e-badges before the show to avoid long queues at registration counters.

For press enquiries, please contact:
Tulin Bozkurt Bulut, Marketing Communications Manager, UBM Rotaforte
Tel: +90 212 519 0719
Fax: +90 212 513 3038
Email: tulin.bozkurt@ubm.com

Selda Arik, Marketing Communications Executive, UBM Rotaforte
Tel: +90 212 519 0719
Fax: +90 212 513 3038
Email: selda.arik@ubm.com

Editor's Note

About UBM Rotaforte (www.ubmrotaforte.com)

UBM Rotaforte, a joint-venture company formed by UBM Asia and Rotaforte International Fairs Inc., owns the Istanbul Jewelry Show, an international exhibition for jewelery, gems , watches and related equipment. Now in its 28th year, the exhibition is held twice a year, in March and in October. Overall, the shows attract almost 60,000 visitors and 1,700 exhibitors, occupying net show floor space of more than 80.000 square metres. UBM Rotaforte also publishes a supporting magazine RFJ (in Turkish and English) and organises Turkish jewelery pavilions at a number of third-party events in Italy-Vicenza, U.A.E-Dubai, India-Mumbai, Thailand-Bangkok, Ukraine-Kiev, Czech Republic-Prague and Germany-Freiburg.

About UBM Asia (www.ubmasia.com)

Owned by UBM plc listed on the London Stock Exchange, UBM Asia is Asia's leading exhibition organiser and the biggest commercial organiser in mainland China, India and Malaysia. Established with its headquarters in Hong Kong and subsidiary companies across Asia and in the US, UBM Asia has a strong global network of 30 offices and over 1,400 staff in 25 major cities. We operate in 19 market sectors with 160 exhibitions, 75 conferences, 28 trade publications, 18 vertical portals and virtual event services for over 1,000,000 quality exhibitors, visitors, conference delegates, advertisers and subscribers from all over the world.