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New tension in Turkey could make leather industry optimism short-lived

21/07/2016
An attempted military coup in Turkey on July 15 and the imposition of new security measures by the government there in the aftermath look to have dented shoots of optimism that had begun to spring up among representatives of the leather industry.

Political conflict between the Russian and Turkish governments had just ended after more than a year. Exports of Turkish leather shoes, garments and accessories to Russia, Turkey’s most important export market, dried up and the flow of tourists arriving from Russia to shop and take a holiday also dwindled.

Two weeks before the attempted coup, the Istanbul Leather Exporters Union and Leather Promotion Council invited 100 wholesale leather garment buyers from Russia [and several from Ukraine] to visit. The guests visited Turkish leather garment manufacturers in the regions around Istanbul and Antalya.

The programme included fashion shows featuring new garments made from nappa and double-face, with the president of the organising body, Mustafa Senocak,  commenting afterwards: “We are optimistic for the future and we hope to gain back the lost market in Russia within a year; we even hope to increase it.”



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