Mobidictum Conference 2026 (Istanbul)
The games industry conference returns to Istanbul on 7-8 October 2026 at the Lütfi Kırdar Convention & Exhibition Center, with 125+ speakers, a games expo and an indie award show.
Mobidictum Conference 2026 takes place on 7 and 8 October 2026 at the Lütfi Kırdar International Convention & Exhibition Center in central Istanbul. Run by Mobidictum, the games industry network covering Türkiye, Europe, MENA and Asia, it bills itself as its biggest edition yet, with more than 2,500 attendees from over 65 countries expected.
The focus is the business side of games, especially mobile: founders, studios, publishers, investors and developers meet for talks, networking and deal-making. The organiser lists 125+ speakers, among them Mert Gür (Loop Games), Ola Dokun (Xsolla) and Curtis Urbanowicz (Makers Fund). Alongside the sessions there is an expo floor, publisher and investor matchups, themed mixers and an Indie Awards Show at the end of day two.
Day one opens at 13:00 local time (GMT+3), day two starts at 10:00. Tickets are tiered, from a Games Expo pass up to Conference and Executive passes.
Why go from the Adria region? Istanbul is a short, affordable flight from Zagreb, Belgrade or Sarajevo, and Mobidictum is one of the few large industry meetups in Southeast Europe. For indie studios and developers from Croatia and the Balkans looking for publishers, investors or partners, it is a practical place to pitch and to meet the fast-growing Turkish mobile scene.
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