TURKISH CARPET INDUSTRY BECOMING MORE COMPETITIVE
October 1st, 2014
A leading carpet producer in Gaziantep Province, which lies in Turkey’s Southeastern Anatolia Region, and a major carpet production hub, has told WTiN.com that the industry is facing a number of challenges as the Turkish sector becomes increasingly competitive.According to data from the Southeastern Anatolia Exporters’ Union (GAİB), Gaziantep’s annual exports of carpets are currently worth around USD1.5 bilion, with 227 carpet companies in Gaziantep that are members of export unions. Hakan Okkiran, the company manager at Okkiran Carpet, one of the leading ...
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