Leather / Fur
Turkey
Leather / Fur
Sector Introduction
Leather And Furriers
Ottoman Turks made important contributions to the art of leather making. 16. in the XVII century, the main branches of production that led the trade in cities such as Istanbul, Edirne, Kayseri, Ankara, Bursa, Konya, Tokat, Diyarbakir became leathers and furriers. The progress of technology in Europe in the face of the invention of more advanced methods, Turkish leather has started to decline. In the early years of the republic, it existed as a branch of business that had the character of a guild. The Turkish Leather and Fur industry made a technological and ecological breakthrough in 1992 by moving from Kazlıçeşme to Tuzla Organized Leather Industry Region.