The marble exports of Turkey are going through a contradiction because of the economic problems experienced in numerous countries recently and the political turmoil in neighboring countries. As exports to one of the major markets, China, came down to 30 percent; the marble sector is going through tough days, resorting to solutions like layoffs and periodic operation of quarries. İMİB Vice President Rüstem Çetinkaya, who notes that the picture can be the same in 2015, has hopes for 2016; stating that the marble industry has to take swift action, Çetinkaya calls for utilization of the rapidly developing construction industry.