Turkey could set up its own leather research centre
29/05/2008
Turkey could soon have its first fully accredited leather research and development centre if a plan proposed by the University of Usak can win government approval.
The new facility would support the work of local tanneries and footwear and leathergoods manufacturers, and would also work in collaboration with leather research centres in other countries.
Professor Deniz Çelik, who already teaches a leather course at the university, has said that one of the new centre’s first objectives would be to encourage more women to enter the leather industry and set up their own companies. He said the facility would also play an important role in helping the industry in Turkey keep its quality standards high.
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