Meridyen Fuarcılık

What Meridyen Fuarcılık does

Meridyen Fuarcılık (legal entity: Meridyen Uluslararası Fuarcılık San. Tic. Ltd Şti.) is a privately held Turkish trade fair organizer founded in 1998 and headquartered in Şişli, Istanbul. The company organizes Turkish companies' group participations and national pavilions at international trade fairs across approximately 75 countries spanning Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. It employs approximately 60 staff across sales, project management, press and public relations, external relations, tourism, incentive implementation, finance, accounting, IT, shipping, and administration, and has organized approximately 603 successful international fairs with 18,640 firms engaged over its history.

The company's core offering is a turnkey ("anahtar teslim") service model that bundles booth space sales, booth design and construction, international logistics using company-owned trucks, ships, and aircraft, on-site field operations, tourism arrangements, and Turkish government incentive support documentation. Revenue is generated through professional service fees — booth and stand construction priced per square meter, separate logistics fees, and tourism packages delivered through its subsidiary MERIDYEN TURİSTİK HİZMETLER SAN. ve TİC. LTD. ŞTİ. (Tour Centre Travel). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and quotes are customized per fair and project.

Meridyen serves export-oriented Turkish manufacturers and SMEs across multiple sectors — construction-building, fashion, textiles, home textiles, furniture, machinery and industrial products, chemicals-cosmetics, footwear-leather goods, household items, and agriculture. Go-to-market is direct-to-customer via the company website (meridyenfair.com), embedded participation inquiry forms, and an in-house sales team recruiting export-ready manufacturers across Turkey. The core technology is operational coordination rather than a software platform: the firm operates no mobile apps, no APIs, and has no documented AI or digital product — making this a people-and-process-driven services business rather than a technology business.

Name

Meridyen Fuarcılık

Legal name

Meridyen Uluslararası Fuarcılık San. Tic. Ltd Şti.

Website

https://meridyenfair.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Meridyen Fuarcılık is a Turkish trade fair organizer founded in 1998 that provides turnkey international exhibition services — including booth design, logistics, tourism, and government incentive support — to Turkish exporters and SMEs participating in fairs across 75+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Fair & Exhibition Organization

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Travel Agencies (561510)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAHABAA

General & Multi-Industry Trade Show Organizers

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Exhibition & Trade Show Organizers

SECONDARYTHAHAHAD

Pavilion & Country/Group Exhibit Build-Outs

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Booth Design, Exhibition Stand Builders & Show Services

SECONDARYHSACAAAD

Venue Sourcing & Site Coordination

Home & Personal Services/Event & Personal Concierge Services/Event Planning & Coordination

Keywords

• Trade fair organization
• Exhibition management services
• International trade shows
• Export promotion services
• Booth construction services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sisli

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Trade Fair Participation Services: Meridyen generates revenue by organizing and facilitating Turkish companies' participation in international trade fairs. Revenue is derived from booth sales, stand construction and decoration services, shipping and logistics, and associated service fees. The company also provides government support assistance to participants.
2. Stand Design and Construction: Fees for standard booth structures (which include table, chair, spot, carpet, waste bin, stand cleaning) as well as additional materials and custom special-area booth designs, charged per square meter per trade fair.
3. Tourism Services: Revenue generated through MERIDYEN TURİSTİK HİZMETLER SAN. ve TİC. LTD. ŞTİ. (TOUR CENTRE TRAVEL SEYAHAT ACENTASI), which provides air travel, hotel accommodation, airport-hotel and hotel-fairground transfers, visa assistance, and city tours for fair participants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Meridyen Fuarcılık organizes group participation and national pavilions for Turkish exporting companies at international trade fairs across approximately 75 countries. The company provides turnkey ('anahtar teslim') services that cover booth sales, stand design and construction, international product shipping, on-site field operations, tourism programs (flights, hotels, transfers, visa assistance), and government incentive documentation support for exhibitors.

Product overview

Meridyen Fuarcılık is a Turkish international exhibition management company established in 1998 that organizes group participations and national pavilions at international trade fairs. The company offers a comprehensive 'anahtar teslim' (turnkey) service model centered on international exhibition organization, supplemented by integrated stand services (design and construction), project services (government support, advertising), tourism services (travel, accommodation, transfers, visa assistance), logistics (shipping products to fairs), and on-site field operations. The company specializes in construction, fashion/textile, furniture, machinery, cosmetics, footwear/leather, home appliances, and agriculture sectors, with operations spanning approximately 75 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tour Centre Travel: Tourism services under MERİDYEN TURİSTİK HİZMETLER SAN. ve TİC. LTD. ŞTİ. providing travel agency services for fair participants including flights, hotels, transfers, and visa assistance.

Products and services

• International Trade Fair Participation Services (Uluslararası Fuarcılık Hizmetleri)
• Stand Design and Construction Services (Stant/Proje Hizmeti)
• Tourism Services (Turizm Hizmeti)
• Government Support Documentation Services (Devlet Desteği Hizmeti)
• Logistics and Shipping Services (Lojistik Hizmetler)
• On-Site Field Operations (Saha Operasyonları)

Quantifiable outcome

• 18,640 companies and 603 successful international trade fairs organized across 75 countries

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• International Fair Organizers and Partners (Logos Displayed)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMeridyen Fuarcılık displays logos of numerous international partner organizations including trade fair organizers, media partners, and venue partners from multiple countries. These partners enable Meridyen to facilitate Turkish company participation in fairs across 75 countries spanning Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
• TOUR CENTRE TRAVEL SEYAHAT ACENTASI (Meridyen Turistik Hizmetler San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeridyen's own tourism subsidiary operating under MERIDYEN TURİSTİK HİZMETLER SAN. ve TİC. LTD. ŞTİ. brand. TOUR CENTRE TRAVEL provides dedicated 'Fair Tourism Program' services including air travel (preferably Turkish Airlines or destination country airlines), international hotel bookings, airport-hotel and hotel-fairground transfers, visa facilitation, and city tours for fair participants.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• İstanbul Trade Fairs / İstanbul Fuar Merkezi operators (e.g., ICCI): İstanbul-based trade fair venue and organizer with strong sector-specific fairs (energy, environment, construction). Competes with Meridyen in Turkish exporter recruitment and national pavilion construction.
• CNR Holding (İstanbul Fuarcılık): Major Turkish exhibition organizer hosting national pavilions and international trade fairs at CNR Expo in Istanbul. Directly competes with Meridyen for Turkish exporter participation and government-supported pavilion mandates.
• TÜYAP Fuar ve Kongre Merkezi: Türkiye's largest exhibition organizer, operating dedicated convention centers and running both domestic and international trade fairs across many of the same sectors as Meridyen (construction, textile, food, machinery). Closest direct competitor for Turkish exhibitor participation.
• ITE Group / ITE Turkey (now part of Hyve): Turkey-specific exhibition organizer with strong presence in construction (Yapı Fuarı Turkeybuild), food, and textile fairs. Direct competitor for Turkish exporter recruitment and event services.

Broad incumbents

• Reed Exhibitions (RX): Global B2B event organizer operating in markets including textiles, manufacturing, and construction. Directly comparable as an international fair organizer that Meridyen partners with and competes against for Turkish exhibitor slots.
• Koelnmesse: Operates leading international trade fairs such as Anuga, spoga+gafa, and Orgatec in Cologne. Comparable as a partner/competitor at the venue level for the Turkish pavilion construction business.
• Informa Markets: One of the world's largest exhibition organizers, running thousands of trade shows globally. Comparable as a counterparty when Meridyen negotiates Turkish national pavilion presence at events like Texworld, Beautyworld, or food/expo brands.
• Hyve Group (formerly ITE Group): UK-headquartered exhibition organizer with strong emerging-market exposure (Turkey, Russia, Central Asia, South Asia). Highly comparable given overlapping geography and emerging-market trade fair focus.
• Messe Frankfurt: German-headquartered global exhibition organizer with major sector events (textile, consumer goods, automotive, construction). Often the upstream organizer whose shows Meridyen facilitates Turkish delegate participation in.

Regional players

• UBLF (Uluslararası Birleşik Fuarcılık) / Turkish regional fair organizers: Mid-sized Turkish trade fair organizers focused on regional/bilateral shows. Comparable in service model (Turkish exporters, international pavilions) though smaller in scale than Meridyen.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/meridyen_fuar
• Facebookfacebook.com/meridyenfuarcilik
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/meridyenfuarcilik

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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