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Hayallerinin peşinden giden dev çınar: Mehmet Aksoy A Giant Plane Tree who Goes after His Dreams: Mehmet Aksoy.

Saraylar’da sorunlar büyüyor! What is Happening in the Marmara Island?

Heyet gitti, fuar bitti The fair, which ends on the day it starts.

2017 ‘de yüksek atlama Growing Figures in 2017.

İMİB yönetimi istifalarla çalkalanıyor.

Madencilikte yeni düzen A new Order in the Mineral Sector.

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Türkiye'de mermer sektörünün gelişmesinde hiç kuşkusuz bu sektörün duayen isimlerinin çok büyük katkısı var. Afyon ise bu sektörde pek çok ilkleri içinde barındırıyor. Bu sayımızda işte sizlere öyle bir isimi tanıtmaya, anlatmaya çalışacağız. Mehmet Özcan adını pek çok kişi hatırlamaya çalışacaktır ancak “Karamehmet” dediğimizde herkes o ismin kim olduğunu anında hatırlayacaktır. Evet sizlere bu sayımızda anlatacağımız kişi 80 yaşında hala sektöre katkı koymak için heyecanını kaybetmemiş değerli bir büyüğümüz olan “Karamehmet” yani Mehmet Özcan...

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Dünyadaki ekonomik çalkantılar, siyasi çekişmeler, ülkelerin kendi içlerindeki ve diğer ülkelerle olan savaşları fuarları tatsız hale getirmişti. İnsanların umutsuzluğu fuaralara da yansımıştı. Özellikle son bir senedir fuarlar keyifsizdi ve bir çok firma bu fuarlara prestij amacıyla katılıyordu. Dünyanın en büyük doğal taş fuarları arasında yer alan İzmir MARBLE Fuarı da yaşanan terör olaylarından olumsuz etkilenmişti. Bu kadar olumsuzluk insanlarda da beklentiyi en aza indirmişti. Bu nedenle firmalar, sıradaki bir...

Doğaltaşın büyüsünü bir mağarada keşfetmenin en özel yolu, Elika Cave Suits. Taşanlar Mermer imzası taşıyan projede 2 bin 100 metrekare doğaltaş kullanıldı. Nevşehir Kapadokya'da yer alan Elika Cave Suits, mağaralara kurulu bir butik otel. Projede kullanılacak doğal taşlar, otel'in sahipleri Yavuz – Cevahir Demir'in her oda için ayrı ayrı tercihleriyle seçildi. Elika Cave Suits'te zeminler...

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Avrupa Birliğine üye ülkeler 2016 yılının ilk aylarında sektöre yeşil ışık yaktı. Geçtiğimiz 
aylara nazaran Avrupa Birliğine üye ülkelere gerçekleştirilen doğaltaş ihracatında yüzde 6,38'lik artış yaşandı. Geçtiğimiz yılın ilk iki ayında 24 milyon 308 bin 949 dolar olan ihracat rakamı 25 milyon 860 bin 623 dolara yükseldi. Avrupa Birliğine üye olmayan ülkelere gerçekleştirilen doğaltaş ihracatında ise yüzde 40.60 düşüş görüldü. 2015 yılında 13 milyon 135 bin 696 olan ihracat rakamı...

Türkiye'nin doğaltaş ihracatında ikinci, işlenmiş ürün satışında ise birinciliği koruyan Amerika'ya gerçekleşen ihracat stabildi. Doğaltaş ihracatında düşüş yaşanmayan Amerika'da önemli bir artış da yaşanmadı. İhracat rakamlarının önemli ölçüde düştüğü 2015 yılında mevcut ihracatı koruyabilmek de sektör için büyük önem taşıyor. 2014 yılına göre 2015 yılında yüzde 0,32'lik artış yaşanan Amerika'ya 324 milyon 905 bin 085 Dolarlık ihracat gerçekleştirildi.  Orta ve Güney Amerika...

Budurumda mermerci dostlarım Ar-Ge faaliyetlerini sadece ocak aramak veya fabrika üretimini metrekare olarak arttıracak makinalar yerine tasarım boyutunu öne çıkartacak yeni sistem makine parklarını hayal etmeye başlamalı diye düşünüyorum. Mermerin geleceği tasarım üzerine şekillenecek. Ortaya çıkan bu gerçeği bir an önce kavramalı ve vakit kaybetmeden bir an önce harekete geçmemiz gerekiyor. Fuar katılımlarında artık sıradan 2 cm’lik küçük plakalar veya fayans yerine artık tasarım ürünleri göstermemizin zamanı geldi ve geçiyor....

Türkiye'nin doğal taş ihracatı 2015 yılının ilk yedi ayında
yüzde 13,35 düşerek 1.113.892.873 dolar olarak gerçekleşti.
The natural stone export of Turkey, decreasing by 13.35% in the first
seven months of 2015, has taken place as.......

2015 yılında bir çok ülkeye gerçekleşen doğal
taş ihracatında düşüş yaşanırken, sektörün yüzünü
güldüren ülkeler de oldu. Filipinler ( yüzde5.661.21),
Somali ( yüzde 684.83), Kongo (yüzde 1.686,82) ,
Tunus ( yüzde 128,59), Dubai (yüzde 492.68), Kuveyt
(yüzde 116.58) gibi ülkeler yüksek doğal taş ithalatları
ile sektörü umutlandırdı....

MAYIS - HAZİRAN 2015 Doğal taş ihracatında 2014 Eylül-Ekim döneminde
başlayan durgunluk takip eden aylarda düşüşle devam
etti. Elimizdeki son ihracat tablosuna baktığımızda
164 ülkeye gerçekleştirilen doğal taş ihracatının
98'inde düşüşler görülüyor.

Taş Dünyası Dergisi Mart - Nisan 2015 Sayısı

Taş Dünyası Dergisi Ocak - Şubat 2015 Sayısı
The brand, Prestige and confidence meet from past to future. AYTAS AKIN MARBLE......

Çin üzdü, Amerika güldürdü
Good news from the American market
Büyümeye aday fuar
Shuitou: A Promising Fair
Türk doğal taş sektöründe Yunfu bereketi
Yunfu blessing in Turkish natural stone sector
Buruk buluşma
Meeting with the sector
Sadeliğin şıklığına tanık olacaksınız
You will witness the elegance of simplicity
Ortadoğu’nun en büyüğü
Leader of Middle Eastern Market
Anadolu’nun Taşları Çin’de sergilenecek
Anatolian Stones will be exhibited in China
Taş tasarımcısını arıyor
İMİB Design Competition
Gölpark Evleri’ne emperador şıklığı
Emperador elegance in Gölpark Houses
Hedef iç pazarsa rota, yapı fuarı
Construction Fairs present opportunities for domestic
markets
TG Expo, Veronafiere ile Brezilya’ya gidiyor
The 39th Vitoria International Marble and Granite Fair
Restorasyon sektörü Antalya’da buluştu
Restoration sector gathered in Antalya
Elmalı’nın kaderi mermercilikle değişecek
Elmalı will grow with natural stone
Blok Mermer Fuarına yoğun ilgi
Growing attention for block marble fair

Mermerciler için özel forklift “Ceylift Mermer’’
Ceylift produces a special forklift for Marble
producers...

Turkish stone gains value Taşımız değer kazandı Türkiye’nin doğal taş ihracatı 2014 yılının ilk altı ayında yüzde 6.2 artarak
1 milyar 102 milyon 848 bin 972 Dolar olarak gerçekleşti...

Coverings'te Geri dönü iaretleri!
Coverings have been improving
Türk mermerinin zaman yolculugu! Travel of Turkish marble in time!

CVK Park Bosphorus, Türk ve Dünya mermerlerini,
Boğazın eşsiz manzarasında buluşturdu
CVK Park Bosphorus blends Turkish and world
natural stone by the charming Bosphorus view

KASIM-ARALIK 2018

TEMMUZ-AĞUSTOS 2018

MART-NİSAN 2018

EYLÜL- EKİM 2018

MAYIS-HAZİRAN 2018

OCAK-ŞUBAT 2018

KASIM-ARALIK 2017

EYLÜL - EKİM 2017

TEMMUZ - AĞUSTOS 2017

MAYIS - HAZİRAN 2017

MART - NİSAN 2017

OCAK - ŞUBAT 2017

KASIM - ARALIK 2016

EYLÜL - EKİM 2016

TEMMUZ - AĞUSTOS 2016

MAYIS - HAZİRAN 2016

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