Turkish shoe producers well represented at the GDS
57 Turkish companies will exhibit at GDS, which runs from September 16-19 in Düsseldorf. Shoes for the coming season spring/summer 2005 will be on show, along with concepts for autumn/winter 2004/05. There is a wide range of products on offer, which spans fancy to comfortable.
In 2003 official foreign and domestic sales for the Turkish leather industry - including shoes, clothing, accessories, skins and furs – amounted to $760 million. The country has some 300 shoe manufacturers producing about 350 million pairs of shoes.
Although producing predominantly for the domestic market – with a volume of around $2 billion - interest from foreign countries is growing rapidly. In 2003 about 70 million pairs amounting to $173 million were sold abroad. In 2002 the export volume reached $132 million. Most of the exports went to
As part of the country’s drive to improve quality it has set up a Shoe Industry Research, Development and Education Foundation.
