The award ceremony of the 25th Koza Young Fashion Designers Competition was held last night at Volkswagen Arena. For 25 years, Koza Young Fashion Designers Competition has created added value by bringing young designers to the Turkish fashion industry and contributed significantly to the sustainability of this strong industry.

 Organized for the 25th time by Istanbul Ready-to-Wear and Apparel Exporters' Association (IHKIB) with the support of the Ministry of Economy, the competition introduced young talents to the strong Turkish fashion world this year. The jury consisting of the leading names of the sector determined the 3 winners after the fashion show where the 10 young designers who made it to the finals presented pieces from their collections on the night hosted by Selma Ergeç. Mehmet Emiroğlu came first with his collection titled 'Nihavend'; Başak Koç came second with her collection titled 'Cymatics'; and Nazlıcan Karahan came third with her collection titled 'Borders/Borders'.

 The Biggest Award for Young Fashion Designers: Education

 The first prize of the competition will be awarded with a cash prize of 20,000 TL and the right to study abroad for 1 year with the support of the Ministry of Economy, the second prize will be awarded 15,000 TL, the third prize will be awarded 10,000 TL, and the winners will be offered 1 year of English language education. All finalists will be offered a 1-year membership to the Fashion Designers Association, free participation in the Fashion Design and Management Graduate Diploma Program at IMA, and the opportunity to visit an international fashion fair related to the sector.

 Great Interest in the Magnificent Night

 Many names from the fashion, business and society world attended the magnificent night hosted by Hikmet Tanrıverdi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of İHKİB. Among these names were OTİAD President İlker Karataş, Board Members Tamer Pala, Rıdvan Kandağ, Hikmet Ünal, Cüneyt Mutkan, Nevzat Ataman; LASIAD President Gıyasettin Eyüpkoca, TGSD President Şeref Fayat, and many celebrities from the fashion world such as Mehtap Elaidi, Arzu Kaprol, Atıl Kutoğlu, Ayşe Ege, Zeynep Tosun, Ece Sükan.