July 10^th , 2025

TIAD represents the machine tool industry in Türkiye as a whole on a global scale

The Machine Tools Industrialists and Business Association (TIAD) was established in 1992 to bring together industrialists and business people operating in the field of machine tools and related equipments systems, which are the basic production tools of the manufacturing industry. TIAD supports the production, export, after-sales services and technology transfer of advanced technologies that support production processes such as machine tools, cutting and holding tools, clamping systems, metrology and quality control equipment, software for production technologies, additive manufacturing machines, robots, automation and mechatronic systems.

TIAD, which continues its activities at its headquarters in Bayrampasa, Istanbul, has a continuously growing structure with 232 members today. More than 80% of Türkiye's need for machine tools and related equipment is met by TIAD members, and the association plays a key role in the development of the sector.

TIAD continues to be the voice of the sector not only on a national scale but also on international platforms. In Türkiye, TIAD plays an active role as a member of the Machinery Technical Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Türkiye, the Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing Assembly of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), and the Turkish Machinery Federation (MAKFED); abroad, TIAD has been a member of the European Machine Tools, Tool and Technologies Trade Association (CELIMO), the umbrella organization of the European machine tools industry, since 2000. TIAD assumed the presidency of CELIMO between 2006-2008 and 2020-2023 and is currently serving as a Board Member of this organization. CELIMO has a significant representation power in the European market with over 1,000 companies with a capital of more than 15 billion Euros.

The majority of TIAD members are located in the Marmara Region. Manufacturing companies operating especially in the fields of sheet-metal working machines, metalworking machines, cutting/holding tools, part clamping systems, robotic systems and production software are located in industrial centers such as İstanbul (46), Bursa (12), Kocaeli (10), Konya (5), İzmir (5), Ankara (2), Eskişehir (1), Manisa (1) and Sakarya (1).

Representing the strength of the manufacturing industry, TIAD continues to be a leading civil society organization in Türkiye's industrial transformation.

The Machine Tools Industrialists and Business Association (TIAD) contributes to the development of the sector through the committees and working groups it has established within its corporate structure. The Fair, Legislation, After-Sales Services, Press-Publication and Promotion, Education Committees and the Tooling, Sheet-Metal Working Machinery, CAD/CAM and Metrology Working Groups, which operate within TIAD, direct the association's activities for sectoral needs.

TIAD continues its activities through different organizations. In line with the demands and needs of the sector, TIAD carries out its activities for the press-publication (TT Magazine), fairs (MAKTEK Fairs, the trademark right of which belongs to TIAD), training (TIAD Academy) and designer-industrialist cooperation development activities (Open Design İstanbul), professional competence evaluation/certification (TIAD Vocational Test Center) under a joint stock company.

TIAD Organization Services leads the organization of national and international machine tools and related equipment fairs in order to support TIAD members to reach a strong structure in the global market and to develop their customer and sales networks. In this context; MAKTEK Eurasia, MAKTEK Konya, MAKTEK Smart, and Istanbul Quality Fairs are supported by TIAD. MAKTEK Fairs are registered trademarks of TIAD.

TIAD closely follows the sector fairs organized abroad and announces these fairs to its members through its bulletin and website. Travel and accommodation organizations are organized so that members can visit the fairs deemed important by the sector under favorable conditions. As an association, member companies and the sector are promoted by participating in fairs abroad.

TIAD Press-Publication and Promotion Services; TIAD publishes “TT MAGAZINE - Machine Tools and Production Technologies Magazine” every two months. With this magazine, TIAD provides its members and machine tool users with the latest technical and technological developments in local and global markets.

Since 2004, TT Magazine has been keeping its readership rate at the highest level with its high quality and informative content, and brings advertisers together with their target audience at the maximum point through accurate and effective distribution. Currently one of the leading magazines in the sector, TT Magazin is printed in 3,000 copies and sent to companies, associations and unions, and universities in the automotive, aerospace and defense, medical, white goods, molding, shipbuilding, pipe, iron and steel, construction machinery and equipment, agricultural equipment and similar sectors; it is also delivered to chambers of industry and commerce, libraries, international commercial attaché offices, and distributed free of charge to all exhibitors and visitors at relevant sectoral fairs.

TIAD Training and Consultancy Services; With the “TIAD ACADEMY - Applied and Vocational Technical Training Center”, studies are carried out to ensure more efficient operation of Machine Tools used in the production sector, to increase the production capacity of companies and to reduce business process costs by training qualified technical staff in order to improve the use of CNC systems, design and manufacturing process in the Turkish industry.

TIAD ACADEMY, which takes the knowledge and experience of TIAD members behind it; due to this advantage, unlike similar institutions that provide the same trainings, it provides technical and practical training only by covering the costs, without aiming to make a profit, in order to make our country a country that produces more.

With the Open Design İstanbul Designer-Industrialist Collaboration Platform, which is the output of the “Open Source Design Center and Collaboration Platform Project” carried out with the support of the Istanbul Development Agency between 2021-2023, a new one has been added to the value-added services provided to the sector.

TIAD Vocational Test Center (TIAD MTM); In the field of installation and repair of Machine Tools, Vocational Qualification exams are held based on the National Qualifications prepared by TIAD for the professions of “CNC Machine Tools Application and Service Staff”, “CNC Machine Tools Mechanical Service Staff” and “CNC Machine Tools Electrical/Electronic Service Staff” and published by the Vocational Qualifications Authority (MYK) and “Vocational Qualification Certificate” is given according to the results.

In line with its objectives, TIAD MTM has been accredited by the Turkish Accreditation Agency (TÜRKAK) and authorized by the Vocational Qualifications Authority (MYK) to issue “Vocational Qualification Certificate” for sector employees, which replaces a driver's license for their work. Accordingly, it carries out personnel certification activities in the professions within the scope of accreditation.