About Us

SAHA EXPO International Defence and Aerospace Exhibition is organized every two years by SAHA Istanbul, the largest industrial cluster in Türkiye and Europe with more than 1200 companies and 29 universities, under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye and with the participation and support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry of Industry and Technology, the Ministry of Trade, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye Secretariat of Defence Industries and other civilian and military public institutions, and under the organization of SAHA EXPO Inc.

SAHA EXPO was held for the fourth time on October 22-26, 2024 at Istanbul Expo Center, Yeşilköy, Istanbul, on a total area of 90 thousand square meters, including 8 exhibition halls, foyers and outdoor areas, with 1478 exhibitors, more than 488 official and 178 commercial delegations, more than 100k visitors, 22.467 B2B meetings, 208 Product Launches and 133 Signing Ceremonies to be held during the exhibition with an economic value of USD 6,2 billion. As an international platform to showcase Türkiye's rising defence and aerospace production potential and independent production power, the exhibition presents many high-tech products of strategic importance in the defence, aerospace, maritime and space industries, some of which are being exhibited for the first time.

In 2026, SAHA EXPO will continue to host its participants between May 5-9 as the region's largest exhibition in the Defence, Aerospace and Space Industry.