Textile In Turkey

While the export value of the Turkish Textile Sector was 1, buy 2,9 million dollar in 1980, it has reached to 24.8 billion dollars by the end of 2016. In other words, total textile exports of Turkey increased in eight folds in the last 36 years.

In 35 years from 1980 to 2015, the production and export of the industry shifted from low value added commodities to high value added manufactured items and fashionable goods. With its qualified and educated human resources, design capacity, accumulation of know-how, investment in technology, dynamic and flexible production capability, advanced sub industries in clothing sector, meticulousness in quality, health and environment; the Turkish textile and clothing industry has a significant role in world trade with the means to meet high standards, and it can compete in international markets in terms of high quality and a wide range of products.

Istanbul is proud of its designers, fashion and shopping centers where it has kept its unique Occidental-Oriental, old-meets-new, and East-meets-West characteristics. Istanbul is becoming a leading fashion and shopping center due to both foreign and local investments recently. The world’s largest shopping centers are opening in Istanbul. Many tourists have added Istanbul to their itineraries for shopping. As a global sourcing hub for both Asia and Europe, Istanbul attracts a number of international buying offices, trading houses, major retailers and department stores. Istanbul Fashion Week is organized twice a year to gain recognition for Turkish designers and brands in national and international tribunes where they present their latest collections. Since Istanbul is becoming a fashion and shopping center, most of the companies have shifted their production facilities to the inner provinces. Izmir, Bursa, Ankara, Denizli, Gaziantep, Kayseri, Tekirdag, Adiyaman, Kahramanmaras and Adana are now major cities for textile and clothing production.