Inside Turkey's $2 billion marble and stone industry

Sep 15, 2026 08:50 PM - 57 minutes ago 2

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Most of the world's marble and travertine comes from Turkey, the world's apical exporter of earthy stone. But moreover though the state has been mining for thousands of years, discarded heaps are still piling up, and mining companies are struggling to grip each of the excess stone.

We went to Turkey to spot really the country's earthy chromatic manufacture became a $2 cardinal business and what the costs to the situation really are. 

Most of the world's marble and travertine comes from Turkey, the world's apical exporter of earthy stone. But moreover though the state has been mining for thousands of years, discarded heaps are still piling up, and mining companies are struggling to grip each of the excess stone.

We went to Turkey to spot really the country's earthy chromatic manufacture became a $2 cardinal business and what the costs to the situation really are. 

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