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Is Turkish Marble Good Quality?

Updated: Oct 17, 2023

Let's take a look at the history of Turkish marble and how good its quality is! Although the history of Turkish marble is not known exactly, it dates back to the 7th century BC and Turkish marble can be found in many historical buildings. Although the types of marble used in these works vary, it is noteworthy that their sizes are also very large. The main structures where Turkish marble is used are temples, marble statues, palaces, walls, castles and stadiums. Most of these marble quarries were operated and processed by the Romans, Byzantines and Greeks before Christ.


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Today, Turkey is a country with one of the largest natural stone reserves in the world, with over 100 varieties and 600 different colors and patterns. The stones from these natural quarries reach excellent quality when processed with state-of-the-art marble machines. Although it is not comparable to Italian marble in terms of quality, it lags behind Italian marble when popularity is taken into consideration. Despite this, many marble varieties such as Invisible Gray, Deep River, Blue Jeans, Tundra Grey, Mugla White, Afyon White have gained popular fame around the world and have become among the most favorite marbles by many architects and interior designers.


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Turkish marble may not be in the same class as Italian marble, but it offers more beautiful, aesthetic and high-quality Turkish marble products at affordable prices. The natural stone industry, one of Turkey's most important export items, which is growing and increasing its state-of-the-art production capacity day by day. With its new natural stone quarries opened every year, it brings together Turkish marble in many different colors and patterns that are unique in the world for the natural stone sector.

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