ITM 2009 International Textile Machinery Exhibition to be held on 6 - 10 June 2009 at Beylikduzu Tuyap Fair,Convention and Congress Centre in Istanbul, Turkey is organized with the cooperation of Teknik Ltd. and Tuyap.

ITM 2009, which is the sole textile machinery exhibition of its kind in the region will host all kinds of textile machinery technologies. The cooperation of Teknik Ltd and Tuyap also included the integration of other textile exhibitions. The International Knitting, Embroidery, Hosiery Machineries, Spare parts and Accessories Exhibition will be under the roof of ITM 2009. Consequently, for the first time hosiery machineries will be exhibited at ITM.

ITM 2009 is of great importance for the industry in order to observe the recent situation as the world is undergoing a global economic recession and the world textile industry is experiencing a change. It is predicted that the global recession which has started in September 2007 will end in the first half of 2009. In that sense ITM 2009 is interpreted as a starting point for investments in the textile industry. Turkish Textile Manufacturers,who have postponed their investment plans, are supposed to finalize their decisions after observing the latest technologies at ITM 2009. Turkish Textile Manufacturers ranked as the Top 1 country to have imported textile machinery in the world in the last 10 years, are excited for ITM 2009. Middle East investors, who have started to increase their investment volumes in the recent years, will be at ITM 2009 in order to direct their investment plans as well. Middle East countries, who continued to invest even under the recession period, will be present at ITM 2009.