Industry experts claim the number of active tanneries in Turkey has fallen by around 50% over the last ten years. However, it is believed three key clusters will help to prevent any further declines.

The first is the Tuzla leather zone in Istanbul, which is mainly for tanneries producing shoe upper leather. There are around 30 tanneries in the zone, each of which can process approximately 10 to 30 tonnes of hides per day.

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