HOMELAND
OF NATURAL STONES
In the land of Anatolia, at the remains of Göbeklitepe that is the proof of the first living mankind on earth, the first form of stones that are shaped by humans can be seen.
The homeland of natural stone, Turkey has been a source of inspiration in architecture in stone for more than 12.000 years. Situated in the middle of the Alpine - Himalayan geological belt stretching from Europe to Asia, Turkey’s unique geography and history have placed it in the center of human civilization and architecture since prehistoric times.
Today Turkey is home to the world’s largest natural stone reserves with a wide variety of Turkish Stones offered in more than 80 stone types and more than 650 colors and patterns. Turkey offers this abundance of natural stone to designers, architects and buyers with patterns and colors of high quality marbles such as Anadolu Beige, Anadolu White, Anadolu Black and Anadolu Travertines, alongside its unique and signature marbles like Elazığ Cherry, Milas Lilac & Marmara Marble. As the leading global source for natural stone, Turkey exports a host of Turkish Stones to global architecture projects that in addition to marble and travertine include natural stones such as basalt, dolomite, limestone and granite either as blocks or as processed stone products such as tiles and mosaics.
NUMBER 1
MARBLE & TRAVERTINE
EXPORTER
KAAN Architecten used Turkish Stones for
Court/Post Office, Office in 2016
Supreme Court of the Netherlands
The Hague, The Netherlands
Court/Post Office, Office in 2016
Supreme Court of the Netherlands
The Hague, The Netherlands
The Turkish natural stone industry as being number one marble and travertine exporter in the world known for its high level of service and know-how. Applying technology, Turkish Stone companies produces can create natural stones, in any shape and forms that can be imagined and design. Turkish natural stones can be transformed from monolith organic forms to the thinnest sheet to decorate interiors from home to automobile. Excellent craftsmanship and high-end technology results in inventive tailor made forms with the possibilities of Turkish Stone and the advanced service and fulfillment capabilities of Turkey’s stone industry. Striking Turkish Stones of exceptional quality and durability are the perfect choice for architects, interior designers and individuals looking to create original designs.
As the homeland of natural stone, architects and designers look to Turkish Stones and the natural stone industry in Turkey to take advantage of thousands years of knowledge on stone in architecture and the extensive collection of natural stone and innovative products with technological enhancements that makes luxury of natural stone accessible with affordable prices.
Today Turkey is home to the world’s largest natural stone reserves with a wide variety of Turkish Stones offered in more than 80 stone types and more than 650 colors and patterns. Turkey offers this abundance of natural stone to designers, architects and buyers with patterns and colors of high quality marbles such as Anadolu Beige, Anadolu White, Anadolu Black and Anadolu Travertines, alongside its unique and signature marbles like Elazığ Cherry, Milas Lilac & Marmara Marble. As the leading global source for natural stone, Turkey exports a host of Turkish Stones to global architecture projects that in addition to marble and travertine include natural stones such as basalt, dolomite, limestone and granite either as blocks or as processed stone products such as tiles and mosaics. The world’s natural stone imports in total is almost 18 billion dollars with 7 billion of it marble and travertine imports and 6,5 billion of it granite imports. As being the number one marble and travertine exporter with 1,8 billion dollars exportation, Turkey exports various stone types like basalt, granite, . etc either as blocks or as processed stone. USA and China are the two main natural stone importers of the world and Turkey is one the leading block marble and travertine exporters to China and one of the three main processed marble and travertine exporters to the USA. Today the most precious historical pieces that are done by using natural stones from Anatolia can be seen all over the worlds museums and also in todays’ modern world many important projects and landscapes have Turkish Natural Stones from the White House in USA to Disneyland in Australia.
UNIQUE &AFFORDABLE
