𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 (𝟭𝟱 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲): "Video: Inside Turkey's $2 billion marble and stone industry"

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Inside Turkey's $2 billion marble and stone industry

Selima Hussain and Yuelei Song

Sep 15, 2026

https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-turkeys-2-billion-marble-and-stone-industry-2026-9

Most of the world's marble and travertine comes from Turkey, the world's top exporter of natural stone. But even though the country has been mining for thousands of years, waste heaps are still piling up, and mining companies are struggling to handle all of the excess stone.

We went to Turkey to see how the country's natural stone industry became a $2 billion business and what the costs to the environment really are.