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The 29th Stone Exhibition of Izmir - Türkiye, May 1-April 29, 2024

Why Türkiye:

Turkey has a unique geographical location, which is partly in Asia and partly in Europe. Throughout its history, Turkey has acted as a bridge between two continents and is located at the intersection of the Balkans, the Caucasus, the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean. Turkey is among the largest countries in the region in terms of territory and population, and its land area is larger than other European countries. Located mostly in Asia, the country includes the rectangular Asia Minor peninsula and a mountainous region sometimes known as the Armenian Highlands. The rest of Türkiye (Thrace) is located in the extreme southeast of Europe.

Turkey's free economy score is 56.9 percent, which makes the country's economy the 107th free economy in the 2022 index. Turkey ranks 42nd among 45 countries in the European region, and its overall score is lower than the regional and global average. Turkey's economy grew slowly from 2017 to 2020, but it has grown significantly in 2021. Turkey's free economy, which has faced a sharp decline in financial health and rule of law scores, has decreased by 8.3 points since 2017.

Turkey is one of the leading countries in terms of marble production and marble history. The mining history goes back 4000 years and Turkey is famous for its "Classic Travertine" with its light beige/brown color and homogenous structure, this stone is very durable and highly resistant to sunlight and weather conditions. Turkey's stone collection covers a variety of colors from white to green, and onyx is one of the most exotic natural stones used in Turkish architecture. Also, technically, it is a semi-precious stone.

Izmir Stone Exhibition is one of the most important stone exhibitions in the world in the field of natural stone display, which opened the doors of stone trade to the world for the 27th time in 2022. With the participation and cooperation of the relevant authorities and holding joint debates, Turkey has created a situation for the establishment and stability of mines, and it is making its maximum efforts in the best possible way to unite and expand this request, and to increase trade, it is always looking for faults. and keeping each other for unity and presenting proposed plans to program officials. Turkey's Izmir Stone Exhibition entered the field in 2022 with the slogan of production and export in front of all possibilities and events and changes due to the strong epidemic.