Turkey has a large quantity of marble reserves, which include a wide range of colours. Among more than 100 varieties of Turkish marble, marbles having shades ranging from very light gray to black and brilliant white are available in Turkey.

Some world famous marble varieties are Afyon White, Afyon Tigerskin, Bilecik Pink, Marmara White, Burdur Brown, Denizli Travertine, Elazig Cherry , Karacabey Black, Gölpazari Beige, Milas Kavaklidere, Aeagan Bordeaux, Aksehir Black, Thracian Granite and Ayvalik Granite. In addition, Turkish marble has a quality, which can compete easily with all other worldwide marbles.

Turkey has a 40% share of world marble reserves. The total reserves including proven, probable and possible reserves are about 5 billion m3. Important marble reserves are found in Afyon, Bilecik, Burdur, Denizli, Mugla, Elazig, Balikesir and Eskisehir. In Turkey annual block marble production is around 1200 thousand tons and the production of tiles and slabs is around 13 million square meters.