Held by TÜYAP Fair and Exhibition Organization, Inc. and the Turkish Publishers Association at the TÜYAP Fair and Convention Center Beylikdüzü between the 31st of October and 8th of November, 2009, the 28th Istanbul Book Fair ended on the evening of November 8th after being visited by 329,000 readers.

The Istanbul Book Fair was attended by 550 publishers and NGOs, as well as 62 participants from 28 foreign countries and 51 foreign writers. Throughout the nine days, 297 events were held and hundreds of writers met their readers in autograph sessions.