Türkiye’s goal for exports within the furnishings sector is $12 billion (TL 427.33 billion), Trade Minister Ömer Bolat mentioned Tuesday, addressing an occasion in Istanbul and highlighting that the nation stands at seventh place on the earth contemplating the shipments from this business.
Bolat recalled that furnishings exports, which stood at $250 million in 2002, have now reached $4.5 billion, emphasizing that the roughly 18-fold improve is a superb success.
“When we add wood products, forest products and paper, the sector reaches an export volume of $8 billion. They can sell goods to even the richest and largest markets in the world,” the minister instructed the International Istanbul Furniture Fair (IIFF), referring to the Turkish furnishings sector.
Pointing to the progress made previously twenty years, the minister famous that many Turkish merchandise, from Turkish delight to Turkish espresso, had been launched and acknowledged internationally. “There are products and services that are recognized worldwide and identified with Türkiye, such as Turkish fabric, Turkish apparel, Turkish furniture, Turkish steel, Turkish white goods, Turkish TV series, Turkish Airlines and Turkish tourism,” Bolat mentioned.
He additionally referred to the expansion of the Turkish financial system, noting that immediately, Türkiye is the nation that “exports $375 billion worth of goods and services.”
“As the Ministry of Trade, we are trying to support exports by supporting our exporters with 60% of our budget. Last week, we announced the 2025 Export Action Plan. With this plan consisting of measures consisting of 77 actions, we aimed to exceed the $390 billion promised by our president in terms of Türkiye’s exports of goods and services in 2025,” Bolat additional mentioned.
“Last year, we provided TL 24.7 billion of export support from our budget; this year, we will provide TL 33 billion,” he added.
“The furniture sector, which has reached 2% of Türkiye’s total exports, has also reached 2% of world furniture exports and has risen to seventh place in the world, but it is not enough; God willing, we will climb even higher together,” he famous.
Separately, in a social media publish, the minister mentioned: “Today, we came together with valuable representatives of our sector by participating in the International Istanbul Furniture Fair, one of the largest organizations in Europe, with the participation of over 3,000 brands.”
“The Turkish furniture sector is gradually consolidating its well-deserved place in world markets with its strong production capacity, high-quality products, and innovation, sustainability and design-oriented strategy,” he wrote on X.
He additionally congratulated all industrialists and producers “who have contributed to Turkish furniture becoming a brand and exporting it to all corners of the world.”
Source: www.dailysabah.com