Natural Stones
Türkiye has a rich potential in terms of natural stone resources, consisting of various colors and patterns of crystalline limestone (marble), limestone, travertine formation limestone (onyx), conglomerate, breccia, and igneous rocks (granite, syenite, diabase, diorite, serpentine, etc.) due to its geological structure. In our country, there are a total of 7.8 billion cubic meters of natural stone resources, including 4 billion cubic meters of exploitable marble, 2.8 billion cubic meters of exploitable travertine, and 1 billion cubic meters of granite reserves. Furthermore, it is known that our country possesses approximately 63.11 billion tons of total natural stone reserves, which account for 40% of the world's natural stone reserves.
The most well-known marble varieties produced in our country and recognized in the international market are: Süpren, Elazığ Vişne, Akşehir Siyah, Manyas Beyaz, Bilecik Bej, Kaplan Postu, Denizli Travertine, Ege Bordo, Milas Leylak, Gemlik Diabase, and Afyon Şeker.
In Türkiye, 14.26 million tons of natural stone were produced in 2024, of which 80.51% was marble, 12.2% travertine, 2.04% granite, 1.14% slate, 0.76% decorative stone, 0.28% sandstone, 0.22% onyx, 0.17% ignimbrite, 0.13% serpentine, 0.12% rhyolite, and 0.10% diabase..
When examining our country's natural stone export data for 2025, it is seen that our exports increased by 7.2% compared to the previous year, while our imports decreased by 2.1%. However, in 2025, our natural stone exports ranked second in total mining exports with 33.5%.
Processed natural stone products, which constitute a large part of the world's natural stone trade potential, accounted for approximately 68.38% of our natural stone exports in 2025, while block products accounted for 31.62%. In 2025, the leading country for natural stone exports was the USA with $461.96 million. The USA was followed by China with $391.28 million, India with $168.22 million, Saudi Arabia with $110.76 million, and Iraq with $94.58 million.
Date of Update: 18 May 2026
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