Turkey Hosts World Halal Summit, Halal Expo

The four-day event, with the theme “A Gateway to the Global Halal Economy: Unveiling the Potentials,” features 500 leading companies from 45 countries.

Istanbul is hosting the 9th World Halal Summit and the 10th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Halal Expo, two major events for products and services conforming to Islamic guidelines, known as halal.

The events opened Thursday with the participation of 500 prominent companies from 45 countries and the gathering is expected to attract more than 40,000 visitors, of which 10,000 are from overseas.

Including the topics such as halal supply chains, participation financing in the halal economy, digitisation and innovation in the global halal economy, the four-day of events is held under the main theme of: “A Gateway to the Global Halal Economy: Unveiling the Potentials.”

As Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat expressed on Thursday on X, the halal economy is significant for Turkish foreign trade consideration as the halal economy rises to $10 trillion.

The World Halal Summit and the OIC Halal Expo are two major gatherings for products and services that conform to Islamic guidelines (known as halal), which are held annually in Istanbul since 2014.

According to the OIC Halal Economy Report, Türkiye, Indonesia and Malaysia have managed to become among the top 20 exporters of halal products.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1969, consisting of 57 member states, with 48 being Muslim-majority countries.”