The International Federation of Boat Show Organisers (IFBSO) preserves its eminence as the most important institution raising the standards of the maritime sector. The International Istanbul Boat Show is the sole Turkish member of IFBSO since 1995 and ranks among the first 45 international maritime shows. The International Istanbul Boat Show, the most significant meeting point of the marine sector for the last 30 years, forges ahead to be one of the 3 largest shows of Europe in the next five years. Furthermore it is one of the 4 fairs achieved to gain brand equity in terms of public awareness and interest in Turkey. As the International Istanbul Boat Show has been going from strength to strength, it is also extremely devoted to its essential aims which are to publicise the maritime culture, to preserve seas with an amateur spirit and to instill this spirit into future generations.