NEW YORK, New York — Just after Home Textiles Market Week comes to an end in New York City, the Turkish HomeTex show will keep the festivities running just a little longer.

The show, which takes place at the Metropolitan Pavilion from April 11-12, 2005 features towels and bathrobes, bed linens, blankets, bed pillows, beds and sleep sets, decorative fabrics, embroidery, guipure and tulle fabrics, curtains and draperies, and table linens and kitchen textiles from approximately 100 Turkish companies.

"We are bringing the best of Turkish home textiles to buyers in the United States," Engur Rutkay, CNR overseas sales director said. "Turkish home textiles offer unsurpassed quality at extremely competitive prices."

According to company reports, total exports of Turkish home textiles currently amount to $3.5 billion. Turkish home textiles exports to the U.S. totaled nearly $297 million in 2003, an increase of 43 percent over 2001 exports of $208 million.

"The United States represents an important and growing market for Turkish home fashions," Rutkay said. "Currently, the U.S. is the second largest export market for Turkish home textiles." Germany represents the largest export market for Turkish home textiles, followed by the United States."

The show is open to all U.S. wholesalers, distributors, manufacturers, buying offices, department stores, specialty stores, national chains, catalog retailers, mass merchants, online retailers, specialty boutiques, gift stores, interior designers and sales agents.

The Turkish HomeTex Show is sponsored by Istanbul-based CNR International Trade Fairs, which hosts the annual EVTEKS show, the second largest home textiles trade fair in the world. EVTEKS is held each May in Istanbul at CNR Expo.