World Trade Center Istanbul (WTCI) (, İDTM) is a service company established in 1982 and based in Yeşilköy, Istanbul, Turkey, which, to promote international commerce and world trade, provides commercial information and market research services, organizes trade delegation programs, operates fair areas and offers office, convention and meeting halls, runs hotels within its organization. It is owned by Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Bakırköy Municipality, Istanbul Chamber of Industry, Istanbul Commodity Exchange as well as Economic Development Foundation of Turkey.

The complex of World Trade Center Istanbul covers an area of situated next to the Atatürk International Airport. It has a subway station and a vast parking lot for 6,000 cars in total.

World Trade Center Istanbul

Services and facilities

Istanbul Expo Center (Istanbul Fuar Merkezi) IFM

Organizes about 100 national and international trade fairs each year. There are eleven exhibition halls covering an area of . The parking lot of the fair ground can hold 4,300 cars.

World Trade Center Istanbul

WTC Istanbul Business Center

Offers office space in three separate plazas built on an area of , each having 17 office floors. In addition, there are three shopping floors. Its parking lot is capable of 1,700 cars.

World Trade Center Istanbul

Convention Center

The complex houses also the biggest convention center in Istanbul with a seating capacity for 4,000 visitors.

Hotels

There are two hotels, a four-star airport hotel with 1,250-bed capacity and another five-star hotel.

Fair Halls

Istanbul Expo Center consists of 11 halls. It has 249.000 square meters of fair and living space. It has an open parking lot for approximately 10 thousand vehicles. There are restaurants and kiosks in the Fairground.

Notable events hosted

Futurallia Istanbul 2013 - International Business Meetings Forum, June 5-7, 2013

10th Turkish Language Olympiads, June 1-3, 2012

40th Chess Olympiad, August 27-September 10, 2012

References

Buildings and structures in Istanbul

Companies based in Istanbul

Economy of Istanbul

Convention centers in Turkey

Trade fairs in Turkey

Tourist attractions in Istanbul

Sports venues in Istanbul

Bakırköy

Istanbul

Companies established in 1982

1982 establishments in Turkey

Service companies of Turkey