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Turkish Machinery Industry Machinery industry, which is crucial to the industrialization of all countries in the world, has been the driving force behind Turkey's industrialization process due to its rapid growth based on high value added and its contributions to other sectors. As a result of this interaction, the machinery industry has been more successful than other branches of the manufacturing industry and its export has constantly been above the average of the export increase for Turkish industries overall. The overwhelming majority of machinery manufacturers in Turkey are small or medium enterprises like many other countries. This makes possible a rapid and flexible adaptation to changing economic conditions and technological developments. The Turkish machinery manufacturing industry produces every kind of machinery and accessories at high quality and competitive prices. The average domestic input ratio in the production stage is around 90%. The low cost of engineering services with respect to other countries increases the competitiveness of Turkish Manufacturers, especially for tailor made and turnkey plant production. Young, dynamic and well-trained labour force combined with a professional concept of work places a value on production of the desired quantity and quality. Turkish machinery manufacturers are preferred in international markets with delivery on time and at competitive prices, also with desired quality. The product range of the Turkish machinery industry consists of boilers and burners, power turbines, pumps and compressors, engines & spare parts, valves, air conditioning units, refrigerators, industrial furnaces, rolling mill, foundry machines and moulds, food processing & packaging machines, agricultural & woodworking machinery, material handling & lifting machines, construction & mining machinery, paper & printing machines, washing machines, textile machinery, leather processing machinery, rubber & plastic processing machinery, metal working machinery & machine tools, office machinery, gears and bearings. The output value of Turkish machinery manufacturing industry, which has achieved a rapid growth during recent years, has reached to approximately $ 18 billions and is expected to increase by 12 to 15% on average in the next five years. In Turkish machinery industry, increases in production are directed to the export. The major markets of the Turkish Machinery industry are EU countries and the U.S.A. The machinery and accessories sector accounts for 7,7 % of Turkey's 2008 total export. Main export items include mainly air conditioning units and cooling machinery, engines and spare parts, laundry, drying, ironing and packaging machinery, construction and mining machines. Attaching great importance to research and development, the Turkish Machinery Manufacturing Industry has sharpened its competitive edge in international markets due to its advanced engineering skills and low costs. Consequently, Turkish Machinery Industry has achieved to export around 200 countries. While, Germany, the U.K., France, Italy, the U.S.A. and Russia are the major countries in Turkey’s machinery export, Spain, Iraq, Romania, Poland, Bulgaria and Iran are the other important export markets respectively. The export value of the sector regarding Germany, which is the leader position in the export of Turkish machinery industry with a 16% share. The mission of Turkish machinery exporters is flexible production at competitive prices using high technology and its vision is to reach world markets in a fast and effective way. The Central Anatolian Machinery and Accessories Exporters Union founded in 2002 in order to coordinate all kinds of activities that will increase Turkish exports while gathering all machinery exporters under the same organization. It is the unique Exporters Union to represent the machinery exporters in Turkey, and has approximately 9.000 members.
TURKEY’S MACHINERY AND ACCESSORIES EXPORT  
TURKEY’S EXPORT TO WORLD 
TURKEY’S EXPORT TO EU
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