ABOUT IMIB
Türkiye has been one of the oldest marble producers in the world with its 4,000 years of background in marble production starting on the Marmara Island. Türkiye has immense reserves of marble, travertine, onyx, conglomerate, breccia and magmatic rocks. Türkiye’s total marble reserves are estimated at about 5.2 billion m3 –13.9 billion tons. Türkiye has an exploitable reserve of 4 billion m3 for marble deposits; the same figure is 2.8 billion m3 for travertine and 1 billion m3 for granite. According to estimates, Türkiye has 40 percent of the world’s total marble reserves. Having a considerable and quite diverse mineral base, Türkiye has one of the world's largest natural stone reserves, which is considered excellent quality and exclusive due to great variety of colors and textures. Istanbul Mineral Exporters' Association (IMIB) is a professional non-profit association which deals with all export activities in minerals sector. Istanbul Mineral Exporters' Association was founded in 1976 and has over 6.000 members as of 2024. Among the principle areas of business of IMIB are natural stones, borates and concentrates, chromium ore, copper ore, magnesite, ferrochromi-um, zinc ore and feldspar products.
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ABOUT TURKISH STONES
The homeland of natural stone, Türkiye with its abundance of various natural stone sources and innovative products with technological improvements makes luxury accessible with affordable prices and a high level of service quality.
The homeland of natural stone, Türkiye 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, Türkiye’s unique geography and history have placed it in the center of human civilization and architecture since prehistoric times. Since 2.000 BC Türkiye contains many antique quarries with high quality stones that are used by many different civilizations over the centuries and are still being active even today. Today Türkiye is home to the world’s largest natural stone reserves with a wide variety of Turkish Stones offered in more than 150 stone types and more than 650 colors and patterns. Türkiye 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, Türkiye exports a host of Turkish Stones to global architecture projects. In addition to marble and travertine, Türkiye exports basalt, dolomite, limestone and granite either as blocks or as processed stone products such as tiles and mosaics. As being the number one marble and travertine exporter with 1,8 billion dollars exportation, Türkiye exports various stone types either as blocks or as processed stone. Turkish Stones exporters are known for their high level of service and know-how. Applying technology, Turkish Stone producers can create natural stones, in any shape and forms that can be imagined and designed. 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 result in inventive tailor made forms with the possibilities of Turkish Stone and the advanced service and fulfillment capabilities of Türkiye’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 Türkiye 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. Turkish Stones is being promoted by the Istanbul Mineral Exporters’ Association (Ä°MÄ°B), Aegean Exporters' Associations and West Mediterranean Exporters Association as a project. This project aims to promote and disseminate Turkish Stones around the world.
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For further information, please contact ISTANBUL MINERAL EXPORTERS’ ASSOCIATION in Istanbul, TÜRKÄ°YE
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T: +90 212 454 02 12
F: +90 212 454 01 50
