The Future of Healthcare Meetings
A joint ICCA and AC Forum event
6-8 June, 2023 | İstanbul, Türkiye
About İstanbul
The city where continents meet showcases amazing historical beauties, stunning architectural components, and compelling museums. İstanbul knows how to inspire you.
Heir to civilizations, İstanbul is the perfect spot to discover the historical heritage of Türkiye. From all-time favorites that illustrate Roman and Ottoman grandeur to boutique museums that exhibit private collections, the city has a lot to offer. İstanbul awaits you for discoveries and an incredible journey through history.
Today, İstanbul is a modern city that perfectly combines contemporary culture with traditions deeply rooted in its history. The city’s Historical Peninsula was once the social and political center of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires and has been inscribed on the UNESCO Cultural Heritage List since 1985. The old quarter, still surrounded by the city walls at certain points, is the perfect address to discover the historical riches of the city as well as some of its stunning architectural details.
Over the last 20 years, İstanbul has established itself as a “premier league” player in the international meeting market. İstanbul, a major congress destination, offers independent, integrable meeting clusters with contemporary and high-tech facilities each capable of hosting events with 20,000 or more delegates.
The selection of the MICHELIN Guide İstanbul 2023 reflects the diversity, culinary traditions, and openness of the local culinary landscape. With 53 restaurants in the selection, İstanbul’s culinary scene offers unique experiences for international gourmets. The selection of the MICHELIN Guide İstanbul 2023 at a glance: 1 restaurant with Two MICHELIN Stars, 4 restaurants with One MICHELIN Star, 1 restaurant with a MICHELIN Green Star, 10 Bib Gourmand restaurant, and 38 recommended restaurants.
İstanbul today is a renaissance of art, music, and culture, known for its rich historical heritage. It has woven a tapestry of creativity that is the envy of cultural cities around the world, with revitalized and redeveloped neighborhoods and waterfronts welcoming a new wave of museums, design-conscious architecture, restaurants, bars, cafés, and definitive cultural centers.
The ability to combine tradition and modernity is one of İstanbul’s greatest talents. The old city reflects the cultural influences of the many empires that once ruled here; the skyline, built up over many centuries, tells the story of politics, religion, and art amazes visitors, while the fashionable neighborhoods offer everything you’d expect from a cosmopolitan metropolis.
As recognized by Travel and Leisure and Conde Nast Traveler, Istanbul has become one of the top destinations for world travelers-professionals and tourists hosting over 16 million travelers annually.
Türkiye has been very successful in the fight against the pandemic thanks to its pioneering Safe Tourism Certification program. In 2022, we also signed a collaboration agreement with Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), helping Türkiye take the lead in the green meetings movement in business tourism and events.