The major part of production belongs to ceramic wall and floor tiles. The second important group of items in the production is sanitaryware and the third is household articles. Turkey ranks 5th in the world and 4th in Europe in the production of ceramic tiles. Turkey ranks 5th in Europe in the production of ceramic sanitaryware. Exports of the ceramic industry have been increasing steadily.
Ceramic tiles constitute the major part of exports.
Sanitaryware articles rank second and household articles and ornaments rank third in the total ceramics industry exports. The major export countries are Germany, the United Kingdom, the USA, France and Israel.