Talking Turkey - A Bridge To New Markets

Traditionally, Turkey has been a bridge between the East and the West, both culturally and economically. For glass, it is one of the most important bridges between Europe and Asia. While Turkey borders Greece and Bulgaria on its EU side, its neighbours in the East include some of the key glass importing markets such as Iraq and Syria. In this article the author looks at how Turkey's glass producers are not only benefiting from an improving domestic market, but are also - especially in glass tableware - becoming an outsourcing venue of choice for countries in Eastern Europe that would previously have been buying from China.