Porcelain Tiles Manufacturer and Exporter in Turkey
Legato Porcelano is a porcelain tiles manufacturer and exporter supplying importers, distributors, showrooms and project buyers across Turkey. Established in 2016 and producing from Morbi, Gujarat — India’s largest ceramic manufacturing cluster — we ship GVT and PGVT porcelain tiles and large-format slabs to more than 30 countries, with Turkey among our regular export destinations.
For Turkish buyers, working with a direct tiles manufacturer means fewer intermediaries between the production line and the container: clearer pricing, consistent shade and calibre across repeat orders, and a single point of contact for design selection, packing and shipping documentation. Our range covers 12 sizes, over 1,000 designs and finishes from matt and glossy through to carving, book-match and full-body slabs.
Whether you are sourcing floor tiles for a housing development in Istanbul, wall and floor finishes for a hotel fit-out in Antalya, or stocking a distribution warehouse in Izmir, our team can help you build a container mix that matches your market.
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Tiles Manufacturer in Turkey
As a tiles manufacturer serving the Turkish market, Legato Porcelano produces porcelain tiles, vitrified tiles and porcelain slabs at our own facility in Morbi. Manufacturing in-house — rather than trading third-party stock — gives us direct control over body composition, surface treatment, sizing tolerance and final grading.
Manufacturing capabilities
Our plant is equipped for both standard-format tiles and large-format slab production. Current output covers 12 commercial sizes:
| Standard formats | Large formats and slabs |
| 20 x 120 cm | 80 x 240 cm |
| 60 x 60 cm | 80 x 320 cm |
| 60 x 120 cm | 120 x 240 cm |
| 80 x 80 cm | 120 x 280 cm |
| 80 x 160 cm | 120 x 320 cm |
| 100 x 100 cm | 120 x 120 cm |
Countertop slabs are produced in 15 mm thickness for kitchen worktops, vanity tops and island applications.
Designs, finishes and surfaces
The catalogue runs to more than 1,000 designs, developed across marble, stone, terrazzo, concrete and wood-look families. Available finishes include:
- Glossy and high glossy – reflective surfaces for interior walls and feature areas
- Matt – low-sheen surfaces for floors and high-traffic interiors
- Carving – textured, structured surfaces with tactile relief
- Book match – paired slabs with mirrored veining for continuous wall and counter runs
- Terrazzo, Cosmic and Pearl series – decorative surface effects
- Wooden plank formats – timber-look porcelain in linear sizes
- Full body slabs – through-body construction for exposed-edge applications
Light Series and Dark Series slab ranges are available for buyers building a tonal offer across a showroom or project specification.
Quality control and technical standards
Every batch is graded before packing, with checks on dimension, surface flatness, shade consistency and calibre. Our published technical specifications reference ISO 13006 / EN 14411 Group BIa — the European classification for low-absorption pressed ceramic tiles — with water absorption below 0.50%, density above 2.0 g/cc, modulus of rupture of at least 35 N/mm² and breaking strength of at least 1,300 N. Dimensional and thickness tolerances are held within ±5.0%.
These figures matter for Turkish specifiers because EN 14411 is the harmonised standard referenced across European and Turkish construction practice. Full data is published on our technical specification page.
Production process control
Shade lots are tracked through production so that repeat orders from the same design can be matched as closely as possible, and tiles from a single lot arrive sorted and boxed together. Where a project requires a specific format, finish or surface treatment, customisation is discussed at the enquiry stage before production is scheduled.
More about the company, our facility and our approach is on the about Legato Porcelano page.
Tiles Exporter to Turkey
Turkey sits at the intersection of European and Middle Eastern trade routes, and buyers there are used to working with suppliers who understand both markets. As a tiles exporter shipping into the region, Legato Porcelano handles the full export process — from order confirmation through to port of discharge.
International export experience
We currently export to more than 30 countries across Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and Africa. Turkey is a live destination market alongside Cyprus, Iraq, Israel and Kuwait in the region, and Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Poland, Romania, Greece and the Netherlands in Europe. Three overseas warehouse locations support faster servicing in selected markets.
That spread matters for a Turkish importer: it means our documentation, packing and labelling practices are already aligned with the requirements buyers in and around the region expect.
Export packaging
Porcelain travels a long way before it reaches a showroom floor, so packing is engineered rather than improvised. Standard tiles are boxed and stacked on normal, horizontal, or vertical-and-horizontal pallet configurations depending on format and weight. Large-format slabs ship on U-frame and A-frame iron pallets designed to hold panels securely upright through handling and sea transit.
Box quantities range from 2 to 16 pieces for standard tiles and 1 to 2 pieces for slabs, with coverage per box from 0.54 to 2.88 m². Full loading tables by size are published on our packing details page, so you can calculate container quantities before placing an order.
Logistics and documentation
Our logistics team prepares export documentation and coordinates customs clearance requirements with your forwarder or customs broker. We work with established shipping lines and provide tracking information once the container is booked. Both 20 ft and 40 ft container loading plans are available depending on product mix.
Lead times depend on order size and whether any customisation is involved; we confirm a production and shipping window at the time of order rather than quoting a blanket figure.
Bulk and mixed-container orders
We supply full containers as well as mixed loads combining several sizes, series and finishes — useful for distributors testing a new range or for contractors covering multiple product types on one project. For ongoing supply relationships, we can plan production schedules against forecast volumes so that stock arrives in line with your sales cycle.
Details of our export operation are set out on the international export page.
Porcelain Tiles
Porcelain tiles are pressed and fired at high temperature from refined clay bodies, producing a dense, low-porosity surface. The low water absorption that defines the porcelain category — below 0.5% for Group BIa material — is what gives these tiles their frost resistance, stain resistance and dimensional stability compared with standard ceramic.
Our production centres on GVT (glazed vitrified tiles) and PGVT (polished glazed vitrified tiles), together with large-format porcelain slabs.
Types and finishes
- Glazed vitrified (GVT) — a printed and glazed surface over a vitrified body, available in matt and structured finishes
- Polished glazed vitrified (PGVT) — a polished glazed surface with higher reflectivity
- Full body porcelain slabs — colour and pattern carried through the thickness, suitable where edges are exposed or mitred
- Carving and textured surfaces — relief finishes for walls and feature elevations
- Countertop slabs — 15 mm material for worktops and vanities
Sizes
Formats run from 20 x 120 cm planks and 60 x 60 cm tiles through to 120 x 320 cm slabs. Popular sizes for Turkish projects include 60 x 120 cm and 80 x 160 cm for interior floors, and 120 x 240 cm slabs for wall cladding and continuous surfaces.
Porcelain Tiles for Residential Projects
In apartments and villas, porcelain tiles are used for living-area floors, kitchens, bathrooms and balconies. Larger formats reduce grout lines and make compact rooms read as a single continuous surface, while matt finishes give better underfoot grip in wet areas.
Marble-look and wood-look designs are the most common residential choices — they deliver the appearance of natural material with the maintenance profile of porcelain. Book-match slabs are frequently specified for bathroom feature walls and fireplace surrounds. For developers finishing multiple units, shade-lot consistency across a batch is usually the deciding factor, which is why residential orders are best planned as single production runs.
Porcelain Tiles for Commercial Projects
Hotels, retail units, offices, restaurants and public buildings put porcelain under continuous foot traffic, cleaning cycles and rolling loads. The mechanical properties of Group BIa material — modulus of rupture from 35 N/mm² and breaking strength from 1,300 N — are what make it viable in these environments.
Commercial specifiers typically work from a defined palette across a large area, so we recommend confirming quantities with a contingency allowance in the first order and keeping the design reference on file for future phases. Large-format slabs are widely used in hotel lobbies and reception counters, where fewer joints give a cleaner architectural result.
Porcelain Tiles for Outdoor Applications
Terraces, pool surrounds, courtyards, walkways and façade cladding all call for material that resists water ingress and freeze-thaw cycling. Turkey’s climate range — from Mediterranean coastal conditions to cold inland winters in Anatolia — makes frost resistance a practical requirement rather than a technical footnote.
Low water absorption is the key property here: a dense body leaves little room for moisture to enter and expand on freezing. We produce dedicated outdoor tiles alongside our interior range; structured and anti-slip surfaces are the usual specification for wet external areas. Thicker outdoor formats can also be laid on pedestal systems for raised terraces and roof decks.
Porcelain Tiles Manufacturing Process
Porcelain quality is decided long before the tile reaches a pallet. Each stage below is controlled and checked in sequence.
- Raw material preparation. Clay, feldspar, quartz and kaolin are sourced, tested and blended to a set body recipe. The mix is wet-milled into a slurry, then spray-dried into a fine, uniform powder with controlled moisture content. Consistency at this stage is what keeps sizing and strength consistent later.
- Pressing. The prepared powder is fed into hydraulic presses and compacted at high pressure into the green tile. Press tonnage and die format determine the density and dimensional accuracy of the body — a critical factor for large formats, which are far less forgiving of variation.
- Drying. Pressed tiles pass through dryers that remove residual moisture gradually. Controlled drying prevents warping and internal stress that would otherwise show up as flatness defects after firing.
- Glazing and surface treatment. Base engobe and glaze layers are applied, followed by digital printing of the design. Digital inkjet technology allows fine veining, grain and tonal variation, with multiple faces per design to avoid visible repetition across a floor. Additional surface treatments — matt, glossy, carving, or textured effects — are applied at this stage.
- Firing. Tiles travel through a roller kiln at temperatures exceeding 1,200 °C. Vitrification occurs here: the body fuses into a dense, low-porosity mass. Kiln curve and dwell time are held to specification, since firing determines final absorption, strength and colour development.
- Polishing and finishing. Where a polished or honed surface is required, fired tiles pass through polishing lines. Edges are squared and rectified so that adjacent tiles meet with minimal joint width — important for the large formats used in slab installations.
- Quality inspection. Finished tiles are graded on dimension, flatness, surface defects, shade and calibre. Material is sorted into shade lots so that a single order ships matched.
- Packing. Graded tiles are boxed, palletised to the configuration appropriate for the format, strapped and wrapped for sea freight. Slabs are secured on iron frames. Cartons are labelled with size, design, finish, shade lot and calibre so warehouse receiving and showroom selection are straightforward at the destination.
Why Choose Legato Porcelano?
A range built for stocking and specification. Over 1,000 designs across 12 sizes, spanning marble, stone, terrazzo, concrete and wood-look families, plus large-format slabs and 15 mm countertop material. That breadth lets an importer cover several market segments from one supplier.
Direct manufacturing. We produce in our own facility in Morbi rather than sourcing from third parties, which keeps control of body composition, grading and shade matching in-house — and keeps the commercial conversation direct.
Published technical data. Our specifications are stated openly against ISO 13006 / EN 14411 Group BIa, with absorption, strength, density and tolerance figures available for your technical review before you order.
Export infrastructure. More than 30 destination countries, three overseas warehouse locations, documented packing configurations for every size, and a logistics team that handles export paperwork and clearance coordination as part of the order.
Practical customer service. Sample support, catalogue access, container planning assistance and a single point of contact from enquiry through to shipment. For Turkish buyers, that means fewer messages chasing status and clearer answers on lead time and loading.
Product catalogues by size and finish are available for download on our catalogue page.
Contact Legato Porcelano
Tell us what you need and we will come back with a quotation, packing plan and lead time.
Whether you are placing a first trial container into Turkey, comparing suppliers for a project specification, or setting up ongoing supply for a distribution business, our export team can work through sizes, finishes, container loading and documentation with you.
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- Price lists and quotations by size and series
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