The Ministry of Justice's Penitentiary Institutions and Detention Houses Workhouses Institution will organize a Handicrafts Fair at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Millet Bahçesi between July 18-22, 2026.
The fair, which will be held for the first time in Kayseri, will bring together handmade products from all corners of Turkey with citizens. Within the scope of the fair, handmade products produced by convicts and detainees in the workhouse workshops of 79 different penal institutions across the country will be presented to visitors. Products prepared in many different fields, from woodworking to textile products, ceramics to traditional handicrafts, will be exhibited throughout the fair. The fair, which aims to promote social reintegration and vocational training activities, will be open to the public. During the 5-day event, visitors will also have the opportunity to closely examine and purchase products manufactured in penal institutions in various provinces of Turkey.
The Handicrafts Fair, which will be held for the first time in Kayseri, is expected to contribute both to the promotion of production activities carried out in workhouses and to citizens seeing these activities up close. - KAYSERİ