The Largest Jewelry Exhibition To Date in Istanbul; "Istanbul Jewelry Show March" 2014 Countdown Is Started

INSTANBUL, March 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Turkey's number one and the ultimate trading platform for worldwide jewelry industry professionals, "Istanbul Jewelry Show March", organised by UBM Rotaforte will be held from 20 - 23 March 2014 at Istanbul Exhibition Center (CNR Expo).

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The 4 day event will occupy more than 60,000 square metres of exhibition space in 6 halls and gather over 1,200 local and overseas exhibitors from 25 countries with an extensive display of Gold Jewelry, Diamond Jewelry, Diamonds & Pearls, Silver Jewelry, Mountings, Watches, Machinery, Tools & Equipment, Display Units, Packaging, Security Devices and Software just for industry professionals.

There will be 6 National and Group pavilions from Turkey, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Greece, UAE, mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, India, Thailand and USA.

As the 3rd largest manufacturer of gold jewelry and the 2nd biggest exporter of it in the world, Turkey serves around 80 countries in the region as a trading hub for countries in the Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, Russian Federation and CIS, the Middle East, Black Sea, Caucasia and North Africa.

With Turkey's strategic location,"Istanbul Jewelry Show March" is serving as the gateway for the world jewelry industry and provides a unique meeting platform to explore new business opportunities, an ideal place to source for a wide range of new products, and to discover the latest trends of gold, diamond, silver jewelry, gold mounting, gemstones, pearls and watches -- with competitive price and quality to order for the new spring, summer, and autumn retail seasons.

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The Turkish art and craft of jewellery, inspired by 5,000 years of cultural and historical heritage of Anatolia combined with the latest technology, outstanding craftsmanship, immense variety, flexible production capacity, excellent finishing quality, competitive prices and shortest delivery time make "Istanbul Jewelry Show March" an ideal place for sourcing products on every category of price and quality, from price point merchandise to high-end design jewelry.

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 Belgium, Italy, Germany, Greece, UAE, mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, India, Thailand and USA.

For press enquiries, please contact:

Ebru SELVI, Marketing Communications Manager, UBM Rotaforte
Tel: +90 212 519 07 19
Fax: +90 212 513 3038
Email: ebru.selvi@ubm.com

Selda Arik, Marketing Communications Executive, UBM Rotaforte
Tel: +90 212 519 07 19
Fax: +90 212 513 30 38
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 jewellery, gems , watches and related equipment. Now in its 29th 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 jewellery 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.