The Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forest Products Exporters’ Association held its “Export Stars Award Ceremony” to honor 20 member companies that accounted for USD 522 million of the Association’s total USD 940 million in exports in 2025.
At the award ceremony held at the Aegean Exporters’ Associations, the top five companies in the categories of wood products, non-wood forest products, paper and paper products and furniture received their awards.
Ali Fuat Gürle, Chairman of the Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forest Products Exporters’ Association, provided information on the Association’s activities aimed at reaching its USD 1 billion export target, including international fairs, sectoral trade delegations, buying missions and design competitions.
2026 Performance: 2 National Participations, 3 Trade Delegations, 2 Buying Missions and 2 Design Competitions
Chairman Gürle summarized the Association’s 2026 activities, stating:
“As the Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forest Products Exporters’ Association, we organized two national participation events, three sectoral trade delegations, two buying missions and two design competitions in 2026.”
Hikmet Güngör, Vice Chairman of EMKOÜİB, stated that they had focused particularly on sectoral trade delegations for the furniture industry. He noted that a trade delegation to the United Kingdom was organized in early October 2026 while another sectoral trade delegation to Serbia and Hungary is scheduled for November 30-December 4, 2026.
He added that a sectoral trade delegation to Morocco is planned for December under the UR-GE Project. Güngör also stated that the Ezberbozan Design Competition was organized for the sixth time and that a Türkiye National Participation Organization was held at HD Expo Las Vegas in the United States from May 5 to 7, 2026.
Emphasizing that paper has always been an integral part of everyday life, EMKOÜİB Vice Chairman Ferit Kora stated that the Association accounts for USD 575 million of Türkiye’s total USD 2.5 billion paper industry exports.
Kora added that the Association will organize Türkiye’s national participation at Paper & Tissue Show London 2026, to be held at ExCeL London on November 11-12, 2026 and that the Papirus Packaging Design Competition will be organized for the first time in 2026.
EMKOÜİB Board Member Şükrü Altuntaş stated that the Aegean Region accounts for 65% of Türkiye’s USD 192 million in non-wood forest products exports, with its share in oregano exports reaching 98%.
He added that the technical committee established within EMKO for the spice industry has been active for the past two years and that the Association will host the European Spice Association Technical Committee Meeting in 2027.
EMKOÜİB Board Member Mustafa Yurteri also provided participants with information about projects carried out for the wood industry.
The Export Stars Award Ceremony organized by the Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forest Products Exporters’ Association was attended by Aegean Exporters’ Associations Coordinator Chairman Muhammet Öztürk, Aegean Apparel Exporters’ Association Chairman Çağlar Bağcı, Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association Chairman Ufuk Atakan Demir, İzmir Chamber of Furniture Makers and Carpenters Chairman Zafer Koç, members of the EMKOÜİB Board of Directors and representatives of exporting companies.
Award-Winning Companies in the Wood Products Category
- İZMİRYILDIZ ORMAN ÜRÜNLERİ İNŞAAT TAAHHÜT MAKİNA SANAYİ VE TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ
- MEVAAHŞAP İÇ VE DIŞ TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- EGEÇAM ORMAN ÜRÜNLERİ PAZARLAMA VE NAKLİYAT LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ
- FORRAST MOBİLYA SANAYİ VE TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ
- MİLANO AĞAÇ KAPLAMA SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
Award-Winning Companies in the Non-Wood Forest Products Category
- KÜTAŞ TARIM ÜRÜNLERİ DIŞ TİCARET VE SANAYİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- ALTUNTAŞ BAHARAT SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- TÜRER BİTKİSEL ÜR. HAY. İNŞ. SU ÜR. ORM. ÜR. TAR. GIDA SAN. VE TİC. A.Ş.
- ÜRÜNTARIM ÜRÜNLERİ İTHALAT İHRACAT TİCARET VE SANAYİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- MARTİN BAUER BİTKİ MEYVE ÇAYLARI ÜRETİM ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
Award-Winning Companies in the Paper and Paper Products Category
- TETRA PAK PAKETLEME SANAYİ VE TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ
- EUROPAP TEZOL KAĞIT SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- MM GRAPHIA İZMİR KARTON SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- AMCOR SPECIALTY CARTONS İZMİR BASKI SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- EGEM AMBALAJ SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
Award-Winning Companies in the Furniture Category
- YATSAN SÜNGER VE YATAK SANAYİ TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- ARGEMO MOBİLYA DEKORASYON SANAYİ VE TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ
- KONFOR DAYANIKLI TÜKETİM MALLARI MOBİLYA DERİ TEKSTİL İNŞAAT TURİZM SANAYİ VE TİCARET A.Ş.
- BAMBİ İÇ VE DIŞ TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- SKY YATAK OTOMOTİV SANAYİ TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ