Exports of furniture, paper, and forestry products from the Aegean region in Turkey reached 385 million dollars

Cahit Doğan Yağcı, in his statement, stated that Turkey has risen to the eighth place in global furniture exports, and that their target as a sector is to be among the top 5 countries in world furniture exports. Emphasizing that they exported 202 million dollars of paper and products, 105 million dollars of furniture, 55 million dollars of non-wood forest products and 23 million dollars of wood products in the first half of this year, Yağcı said: "The top 5 products that are exported the most in non-wood forest products are thyme, which we produce about 70 percent of the world production with 27 million dollars, bay leaf with which we produce more than 90 percent of the world production with 14 million dollars, sage with 3 million dollars, licorice with 2 million dollars. root, medicinal plants and rosemary worth 1 million dollars. Our country is the world leader in exports of laurel and thyme, and 55 percent of Turkey's exports of non-wood forest products are made by our ...