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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 […]
We are nearing the final stages of our preparations for the Halal Lifestyle Festival, the first of this year’s three most important events, which we previously announced. This meaningful gathering, aimed at spreading awareness of halal food and lifestyle to all segments of society, will take place on April 25–26 at the Bağcılar Women and […]
Dr. Hüseyin Kâmi BÜYÜKÖZER-M. Zeki AYGUR GİMDES (Food and Consumer Goods Inspection and Certification Research Association), Turkey’s leading halal certification body, continues to strengthen its coordination with international partners. In this context, Moulana Navlakhi, a member of the World Halal Council (WHC) Board of Directors and President of the South African National Halal Authority […]
Mr. Halim GİRGİN (GİMDES Board of Directors) We are boycotting companies that fund the israeli terrorist organization, together with our Muslim brothers and sisters from all over Türkiye. It has been 120 days since the protests began in Üsküdar. A McDonald’s branch that was planned to open opposite the Ömer Öztürk Mosque in Üsküdar cannot […]
Since its founding, GIMDES has been working to resolve the differences in halal certification and to ensure uniformity in halal certification worldwide by implementing a single standard encompassing all four schools of thought. The first of these took place at the International Halal and Tayyib Products Conference, held on April 25-26, 2009. The conference’s main […]
Dr. Hüseyin Kâmi BÜYÜKÖZER GIMDES, which first launched its Halal and Tayyib fair activities in Turkey in 2009 and has held nine fairs to date, has been facing ongoing pressures every year since 2016 to engage with Halal and Tayyib Certified companies, along with those who shamelessly mislead our Muslim brothers and sisters with lustful […]