The closeness of Istanbul to the old CIS Countries, being a trade center and the ease of transportation with this characteristic and the developmental graphic of Turkish leather sector in the last 15 years created the need for the leather industry to meet in international platform.

For the first time in 1994, International Leather Days organized in the ball hall of Polat Renaissance Hotel with 1000 m2, since then International Leather Days have proved itself to be an intersection point and while keeping its place within the most important international leather fairs, it also proved its international entity.

With the participation and the visits of the leading companies International Leather Days is a meeting point that includes all kinds of leather products and sub-industry such as leather, leather garments, leather shoes, leathergoods, leather accessories, leather chemicals and leather machinery.

International Leather Days can reach to the whole markets with the advantage of commercial location of Istanbul. It is an fair where the sellers and the buyers meet especially from local markets (Mediterranean, Aegean, coast region, all of the touristic and commercial centers), Mediterranean Countries, old CIS Countries, Fareast, Mid and East Europe, North and South America, Africa.

International Leather days Fair has become a commercial point with creating new vision in each edition thanks to its fashion shows that exhibitor companies' creations are shown to visitors and press, its trend arena part in that updated trends placed and also with the panel discussions concerned the current events in the sector.