The Alanya Trade and Tourism Fair, held at the Alanya Park Karting facility covering 5,000 m2 of indoor area in the Alanya-Kestel district, opened on February 3. Organized by Start Fuarcılık, with the contributions of the Alanya Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the support of our association, 75 companies from Alanya and Turkey are participating in the fair. The opening ceremony at 14:00 was attended by the Deputy District Governor of Alanya Muhittin Pamuk, the Mayor of Kestel Adem Murat Yücel, the President of ALTSO Kerim Aydoğan, the President of ALTİD Gülçin Güner and board members, ALTSO council members, district mayors, political party representatives, businesspeople, and tourism professionals. In his speech, ALTSO President Kerim Aydoğan stated that this is Alanya's first large-scale fair and noted that fairs are important for cities. ALTİD President Gülçin Güner touched upon the importance of the continuity of such fairs, stating that Alanya needs this and similar organizations, and thanked those who contributed to the organization on behalf of tourism professionals.