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Turkish f urniture industry
Nowadays, with all these prospects of the f urniture
industry, Turkey is among the most assuring f urniture
providers in the world.
Furniture production in Turkey goes back to the
nineteenth century and was done in small shops as
craf tsman production. Even so, by the f ast
globalisation and all other prospects, present f urniture
industry is comely a f ashion sector.
In Turkey, f urniture is produced both in workshops and
industrial-scale f abricating units. Furniture production is
extremely f ragmentised among a large number of small shops. T hese small workshops act an signif icant
f unction in producing hand carved and handmade f urniture. Workshops are f lexible establishments in
nature and have enough capacity and labour f orce to expand their production line in order to provide
large orders. Big f urniture f irms produce standard models by applying automated mass-production
methods and most of their production is oriented towards exportation. According to inf ormation f rom
Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), in 2009 f urniture production was realized as sixty-f our billion
Turkish Liras.
In accordance with the recent General Census of Industry and Business Establishments (2008), the
f urniture sector employs one hundred f if ty,427 people and the industry has thirty-f our,438 companies
f abricating various f urniture. What is more, capacity data of T he Union of Chambers of Commerce and
Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (T OBB) reports f orty companies who have over 250 employees and
155 companies who have over 100 employees. Also, Istanbul Chamber of Industry’s list of the top f ive
hundred industrial administrations of Turkey lets in 6 f urniture companies. In accordance with the list,
these 6 companies are; Boytas Mobilya, Merkez Celik, Merinos Hali Sanayi, Istikbal Mobilya, Major SKT
Oto Donanim and Teknik Malzeme.Furniture production in Turkey is centered primarily in Istanbul, Ankara,
Bursa (Inegol), Kayseri, Izmir and Adana. T he most signif icant f urniture production districts are Istanbul
and the region of Bolu-Duzce, which is celebrated f or its production of wood products.
T he long-f amiliar f urniture-manuf acturing district in Turkey, called “Siteler”, is placed in Ankara. T he
number of registered small and medium sized enterprises in “Siteler” is over 10,000. In Ankara, there are
many laborintensive small enterprises f abricating classical-handmade f urniture and there are about 10
major f urniture producers who have massproduction potentialities.
T he wood industry is developing quickly in the Bursa-Inegol area, the third most signif icant f urniture
production area, which is bordered by timberland areas.
T he f urniture industry of the Inegol area is small sized but has great potency to ameliorate itself .
Additional signif icant f urniture region is Kayseri, which has big capacity f or the production of sof a beds,
couch beds and 7 of the twenty two biggest producers of Turkey are accomplished here. Izmir also has a
f urniture production districts called “Karabaglar and Kisikkoy” which supply f urniture to the Aegean
Region.

2. PRODUCT ION
In Turkey, f urniture production may be classif ied according to materials applied as wooden f urniture
(massive and veneered), metal f urniture and others. Wooden f urniture has a major share in total
f urniture production. As it’s acknowledged f or good quality f urniture, the types of wood applied and
plywood inputs have to be taken into consideration. T he principal types of wood used in the f abricate of
big f urniture in Turkey are ash, beech, oak, pine, linden and mahogany. In veneered f urniture, oak, beech,
walnut and mahogany are used.
Turkish f urniture f actories use the last technologies in producing f urniture, which is always up to world
criteria. Since 1990 the application of advanced technology and the apply of CNC benches in the Turkish
f urniture industry have been increasing. Nowadays, all of the big enterprises in the f urniture sector use
CNC benches. Most companies are equipped with advanced machinery which allows the production of
good, exportquality products. Quality control starts f rom the stage when the raw material is produced
and carries on until the end of the packaging process. Most of the companies have already f ound ISO
9000 certif icates and other required quality certif icates. T he big scalef irms comply with world criteria in
their packaging processes. In packaging PE, PP, f oam, poly-urethane and cardboard boxes are used.
Many of the big companies have peculiar packaging sections.
As with many other consumer products, f urniture production is sensitive to changes in f ashion. Since
f urniture design is an signif icant aspect of marketing, Turkish designers are constantly f ollowing
consumer pref erences in f oreign markets and introduce new designs and make model variations and
improvements. Turkish f urniture producers and exporters are aware of the inf o that market trends and
consumer behavior act an signif icant role in the development and design of new products.
Since Turkey has a f irm textile industry, Turkish f urniture producers have the advantage of being able to
use and to monitor a wide range of colorf ul new f abric collections as upholstery.
EXPORT S
Turkey’s f urniture exportations have had an upward trend in late years. In the last 10 years, exports of
Turkish f urniture increased f rom US $ 192,1 million in 2001 to US $ 1,607.3 million in 2011. T his is mainly
due to improvements in capacity, quality and design. T he export f igure f or 2011 was US $ 1,607 million,
representing an increase of 18 % with respect to the previous year. Main export products were: wooden
f urniture (excl. f or of f ices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats), wooden f urniture f or bedrooms (excl.
seats) and seats f or motor vehicles. In 2011, Turkey ranked third in the world exports of seats
convertible into beds which also traditional items which are showing the large f amily, hospitality and past
nomadic characteristics of our nation.
In 2011, Turkey exported f urniture to 172 countries throughout the world. T he main markets f or f urniture
exportswere Iraq, Germany, Azerbaijan, Iran and France. In recent years, Turkish f urniture companies
have been establishing showrooms and depots in increasing numbers in most of these countries. T he
Turkish contracting sector is one of the major sectors exporting services. Turkish contractor companies
who have undertaken construction work abroad have completed many housing complexes, tourism
projects, hospitals and health center projects, most of which were decorated with Turkish f urniture.
Turkish f urniture is designed and made f rom the highest quality materials to ensure comf ort,
perf ormance and attractive appearance f or a very long lif e. Dif f erent styles are produced such as
classical, traditional and contemporary. With its designers and architects combined with its f lexible
production capacity, the Turkish f urniture industry is able to satisf y the requirements of all individual
markets all over the world.
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