Turkish furniture sector gears up for post-pandemic period

Furniture sector expects to reach $2-2.5B export figure this year

Exports to rise in June

Nuri Gurcan, the head of the Furniture Industry Businessmen’s Association, said Turkey can raise its share in markets where China’s activity has decreased during this period.

He recalled the $100 billion bilateral trade target between Turkey and the US, and said Turkey can take a share from the US market.

Gurcan asserted: “Italy is the only competitor of Turkey in the furniture sector globally but we can produce well-designed furniture products faster and cheaper than Italy.”

He also said the sector expects an increase in exports as of June.

“Our industry grows 10-15% every year. This year, our goal is not to drop our growth rate below 5%,” he added.

The government, he said, took all necessary steps to protect manufacturers, and added the sector also expects some easiness for freight shipments in customs.