11th World Halal Summit, Halal Expo 2025

Dear Member,
With reference to the letter sent to our Chamber by TOBB, the letter of the Ministry of Trade dated 22.10.2025 and numbered 114885824 forwarded to our Union states, with reference to a letter received from the Halal Accreditation Agency, that the World Halal Summit and Halal Expo, held every year under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic, are organized by Discover Events in coordination with the Standards and Metrology Institute for the Islamic Countries (SMIIC), an affiliated institution of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
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It is stated that, within the scope of the World Halal Summit held last year with the participation of approximately 50 high-level speakers from 18 different countries, important issues concerning the global halal sector were addressed, original studies were presented under 10 different session headings, and nearly 500 domestic and foreign companies from 50 countries participated in the Halal Fair. It is stated that the said organisation was successfully held at international level with more than 50,000 visitors from over 100 countries.
The letter further states that the global halal market, worth approximately 7 trillion US Dollars, is expected to reach 10 trillion US Dollars in the near future, and that our country aims to become a hub country and to attract this sector, which has a consumer base reaching 2 billion worldwide, particularly in the fields of food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, tourism and finance. In this context, information is shared that the 11th World Halal Summit and Halal Expo 2025 (https://helalexpo.com.tr/), expected to host more than 1000 purchasing professionals, will be held at the İstanbul Expo Center (Yeşilköy) on 26–29 November 2025.
In this framework, it is emphasised that a total of 50,000 visitors, 20,000 of whom are foreign, are expected to attend the organisation, which is expected to bring a wider range of exhibitors together with visitors through the Private Label Products Special Area, the Natural Organic Vegan (NOV) Products Area, the Modest Fashion Area, the SEFPEX Seafood and Equipment Area, Country Business Forums and the ETHEXPO Eurasia Tourism and Health Fair, and that the event will enable our companies to obtain a greater share of the halal sector through B2B meetings.

Kind regards,
Elazığ Chamber of Commerce and Industry