Launched for the first time in 2024 with the support of the Lighting Equipment Manufacturers Association (AGİD), Light + Intelligent Building Istanbul exceeded all expectations: the debut event welcomed 110 exhibitors from 7 countries and 6,652 visitors from 61 nations, marking a strong start. For 2025, the fair was expected to host over 120 exhibitors from 8 countries and welcome more than 7,500 professionals from Türkiye and abroad. However, the organization has faced unexpected circumstances following the Istanbul Congress Center’s recent decision to host the official event.
The management of Istanbul Congress Center announced in a written statement dated as September 18, 2025, that a governmental event will be held at the Istanbul Congress Center on November 29th, which is the last day of the trade fair. In connection with this event, the highest level of security measures are expected to be taken by official security forces in and around the building where the fairgrounds are located.
These extraordinary security measures would make it impossible for exhibitor representatives, organizers, service providers, and thousands of professional visitors to access the fairground, thus preventing the event from taking place between 27–29 November. Under these circumstances, Messe Frankfurt Istanbul, together with its industry partner AGID, has concluded that the 2025 edition of Light + Intelligent Building Istanbul cannot be held.
Despite this unforeseen development so close to the event, Light + Intelligent Building Istanbul remains determined to become the largest trade fair for the sector in Türkiye and its neighboring regions in a short period of time. The next edition is already announced: Light + Intelligent Building Istanbul 2026 will take place on 19–21 November at the Istanbul Congress Center, and preparations will begin in the coming days.
Meanwhile, exhibitors who miss the chance to meet their customers in Istanbul this year will have the opportunity to participate in Light + Intelligent Building Middle East (Dubai, 12–14 January 2026) and Light + Building (Frankfurt, 8–13 March 2026).
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Light + Intelligent Building Istanbul is part of Messe Frankfurt’s Light + Building Technology fairs headed by the biennial Light + Building event. The next edition will be held from 8 – 13 March 2026 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Messe Frankfurt organises several trade fairs for the light and building technology sectors in Asia, including Shanghai Intelligent Building Technology, Shanghai Smart Home Technology and Parking China. The company’s lighting and building technology trade fairs also cover the markets in Argentina, India, Thailand and the UAE. .
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