Türkiye's furniture industry continued to demonstrate resilience in 2025 despite ongoing global economic volatility, according to Federation of Woodworking Tradesmen and Craftsmen president Hüseyin Taklacı.

Speaking about the sector's performance, Taklacı said Türkiye has strengthened its position as the world's seventh-largest furniture exporter following two decades of industrial development and increasing digital transformation among small and medium-sized businesses.

The country's furniture, paper and forestry products exports reached $8.4bn in 2025, while net furniture exports totalled $4.6bn. The sector now includes more than 40,000 businesses and employs over 420,000 people.

"Furniture continues to be one of Türkiye's locomotive industries despite global economic volatility," Taklacı said.

Istanbul remained the country's leading export hub with shipments worth $3.5bn last year, followed by Bursa, İzmir, Kayseri and Gaziantep.

The federation also highlighted rapid growth across Gulf markets, particularly in Saudi Arabia, where annual growth exceeded 200% during 2025.

Iraq remained Türkiye's largest furniture export destination, followed by the United Kingdom, Germany, United States, Libya and France.

According to Taklacı, Türkiye increased the number of export markets generating more than $1m annually to 150 countries in 2025.

Source: hurriyetdailynews.com