announcements
June 8, 2026 | Hüseyin Büyüközer Dr. Hüseyin Kâmi BÜYÜKÖZER – M. Zeki AYGUR The Küçükçekmece Branch — the newest addition to the Halal and Tayyib Markets Chain under GIMDES supervision — officially opened its doors on Friday, May 22, following the Friday prayer, with a ceremony held in a spiritually uplifting atmosphere accompanied by […]
WE THROW IT IN THE TRASH — CHINA TURNS IT INTO BILLIONS! June 8, 2026 | Hüseyin Büyüközer M. Zeki AYGUR – Veterinary Physician An Analysis of Bovine Bone Waste Recovery and Added Value in International Trade Is China’s customs exemption on Nigerian-origin cattle bone imports a simple gesture of foreign trade goodwill, or a […]
June 8, 2026 | Hüseyin Büyüközer Dr. Hüseyin Kâmi BÜYÜKÖZER Indonesia’s Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) has announced that a new and uncompromising era of halal obligation will begin in the country as of October 17, 2026. This move, which claims to rewrite the rules of global trade, positions the concept of halal as “a […]
Dr. Hüseyin Kâmi BÜYÜKÖZER Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, As we approach the blessed and joyous Eid al-Adha, together with my colleagues working at GIMDES, DHV, and DHM, it gives us great pleasure to extend our warmest greetings to you—our esteemed colleagues in the field of Halal Certification—your teams, and the communities you serve. Commemorating […]
ALTERNATIVES TO GELATIN AND ITS ROLE IN INDUSTRY: WHY CAN’T THE INDUSTRY DO WITHOUT GELATIN? We present for your consideration a compilation prepared by our colleague M. Zeki Aygur on the issue of gelatin, a topic that GİMDES has carefully addressed and taken toheart since its inception. This study is based on an article written […]
M. Zeki AYGUR Organized with the aim of raising awareness about halal food and healthy living amongthe general public, the Halal Lifestyle Events Festival drew significant interest fromvisitors on its first day. Filled with events, conferences, and workshops, the festival’sfirst day concluded with great enthusiasm. Opening Ceremony Featured Quran Recitation and Official Speeches The festival, […]
Dr. Hüseyin Kâmi BÜYÜKÖZER, Selman NECEFOĞLU The “38th Halal and Tayyib Certification and Audit Procedures Training Program” willbe held online from May 19–23, 2026. We have previously conducted this training 37 times and have issued certificates to over700 participants to date. In this 5-day training program, which will be our 38th, we willprovide detailed information […]
As GİMDES, with the aim of bringing the “Halal and Tayyib” lifestyle to everysegment of society, we have kicked off 2026 with a packed, fruitful event calendarfeaturing major projects. As you know, we had previously shared with the public ourplans to implement projects such as the Halal Lifestyle Festival, our special food fair, and the […]
Selman NECEFOĞLU (GİMDES International Relations) The Almighty Allah states in the Holy Quran, “O mankind! Eat of what is lawful and good on the earth” (Al-Baqarah, 168), thereby commanding believers to consume what is both halal and tayyib—that is, clean and healthy. Acting in accordance with this divine command, the Halal & Tayyib Festival will […]
Dr. HüseyinKâmi BÜYÜKÖZER April 25-26 (Sat-Sun) at the Bağcılar Women and Family Culture and Arts Center, we’re waiting for Halal and Tayyib Food volunteers—along with their families—to join us for two days at our Festival. All participation is free. With the participation of our companies; MEYSU, SPUMY, UNSADE, NORM RESTAURANT, SAYGIN FOOD, EVVAHE, MOON […]