We were devastated… We were devastated as a country… The calendar leaves were showing February 6, 2023, the clocks were showing 04.17… The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that occurred in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş was destroying 10 provinces of Turkey and killing tens of thousands of our people. It was the fury of nature… Yet the same nature, the same geography was offering us a perfect beauty. Just 12 kilometers from the epicenter of the earthquake.
We are talking about Caretta Caretta, FMK Marble’s ‘jewel-like’ stone. Caretta Caretta, which has brush strokes that make the painters who have written their names in history jealous and fascinates with its golden yellow and navy blue tones… Let us tell you about the technical features of this special stone extracted from Kahramanmaraş Afşin… It is a stone with a hardness of 2.8, zero granules, and does not require the use of mesh. Caretta Caretta definitely manages to impress those who see it with its durability, high polish retention and the colors on it become more prominent when epoxy is used, with its mixture of calcite carbonate and onyx.
Caretta Caretta also has a second selection called Efsus. Started in 2021, Fatih Öztürk, one of the partners of the company, was extremely pleased with the interest shown in Izmir Marble, Verona Marmomacc and India Stona fairs. First of all, he talks about his red lines and says the following: “We have a special gift that nature has kept in its chest for millions of years. Knowing the value of this is more important to us than anything else. Limited production is our basic principle. We continue on our way without compromising on this. We received very positive reactions at the fairs we participated in. We were happy to receive requests from India, China and Italy.”
