At the tim e o f the initiation period o f the Free Trade A ssociation w ith European C om m unity (EC), the condition, the problem s, the politics o f em ployem ent, the technological level, and the ability for the com petetion o f Turkish Furniture Industry, w ere analyzed by review ing the literatür and by surveying the opinions o f coınpany m anagers using a questinary. The results indicate that Turkish Furniture Industry have im portant structural insufficiencies and problem s in the exports-im ports balance, in the rate o f capacity utilization and ability for com petetion.