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Turkey is Among the Top 5 Countries in

the World in regards to Home Textile, Yarn,

Denim, Socks and Carpet Production

Turkey, among the top five countries in the world in regards to home textile exports, holds its position within the four countries

globally in towel suppliers. Turkey is the fourth country in the world with the most denim fabric exports, and moreover, ranks
as the second country in exporting socks. Our country, which has the largest machine park in the world for the production of

embroidery and guipure in home textiles, ranks first in the world in machine-woven carpet exports. Turkey, which has a 3.5%
share in the world textile and apparel market, is the world’s seventh largest ready to wear exporter.

he textile industry is one of Turkey’s leading TURKEY; THE FOURTH IN THE WORLD IN DENIM
sectors with the creation of employment FABRIC EXPORTS
opportunities, existing investments, and a Turkey is positioned as one of the most successful
Tsubstantial amount of exports. Turkey, located on countries in the world in the denim industry and the
the top rows of the global textile market, competes with denim ready-made clothing industry. As of 2018, Turkey
countries, which have large shares in the global market, is the fourth in the world in denim fabric exports with 7
such as China, India, South Korea, Pakistan, and Vietnam. percent of world market share, and it is again the fourth
The increased capacity and achieved export success in the world in denim ready-made clothing exports with
caught throughout the years, brought Turkey to become 4.5 percent market share globally. According to the ITC
one of the world’s leading textile suppliers. Turkey, today, data, Turkey’s denim fabric export in 2018 amounts to 338
in terms of the apparel industry, is the world’s seventh, million dollars.
and Europe’s third-largest manufacturer.
TURKEY; THE FIRST IN THE WORLD IN MACHINE-
TURKEY’S READY-MADE CLOTHING EXPORTS WOVEN CARPET EXPORTS
INCREASED IN 2019 period amounted to 1.8 billion dollars. When we examine The leading countries in the world with regards to
Turkey’s ready-made clothing and apparel exports our yarn exports on the basis of sub-product groups, it machine-woven carpet exports are; Turkey, China, India,
achieved an amount of 17.7 billion dollars in the period is seen that the most important sub-product group is Belgium, and Iran, respectively. Turkey holds 26.4 percent
of January-December 2019. The largest export items yarns from synthetic filament fibers with an export value of the market alone. In the January-December period of
on product basis are; woven fabric, yarn, indoor textile of approximately 744 million dollars. The share of this 2019, our carpet exports increased by 11.9 percent and
fabrics, fiber, knitted fabrics, special yarn and fabrics, product group in overall yarn exports is 41.3 percent. Cotton amounted to 2.5 billion dollars. While the share of our
nonwovens, and technical textiles. carpet exports with respect to the national total exports
yarn exports achieved an export value of 520,870 million was 1.3 percent in January-December 2018, it was
dollars, yarns from synthetic staple fibers made 491,801
Textile exports on the basis of major product million dollars, yarns from wool and fine-coarse animal achieved as 1.4 percent in January-December period
groups in the period of January - December hair exports amounted to 33,909 million dollars, yarn from of 2019. Our carpet exports increased by 8.6 percent
2019 are as follows: vegetable fibers achieved an export value of 11,305 million in the January-December period of 2019 compared to

Fiber Exports 638.099 Million Dollars dollars, and finally, silk yarn exports amounted to 112,000 the same period of the previous year and amounted to
56.2 million dollars. In December 2019, it increased by
Yarn Exports 1.801.548 Million Dollars dollars. 45.3 percent compared to December 2018 and reached
Woven Fabric Exports 2.336.488 Million Dollars The most important country in our yarn exports in January approximately 5.3 million dollars.
- December 2019 period is Italy, where approximately 213
Knitted Fabric Exports 1.509.906 Million Dollars million dollars worth of export is carried out. Our machine-woven carpet exports increased by
11.4 percent in the January-December period of 2019
Nonwoven Exports 590.00 Million Dollars In addition to cotton and synthetic yarn production in compared to the same period of the previous year
Turkey, especially recently, there was a notable increase in and amounted to 2.13 billion dollars. Our Tufted carpet
56 PERCENT OF THE COTTON PRODUCED IN OUR COUNTRY technical yarn production. Investments in the technologies exports increased by 15.6 percent in the January-
IS FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN ANATOLIA REGION used in the production of these yarns continue in the same December period of 2019 compared to the same period
Cotton cultivation in Turkey is performed in Aegean Region, direction. of the previous year and amounted to approximately
Southeastern Anatolia Region, Çukurova and Antalya 347 million dollars.
region. According to Turkish Statistics Institutions data; Turkey, First in European in Home Textile Exports
In 2017, 56% of the cotton produced in our country was Turkey, located amongst the four countries in the world
produced in the Southeastern Anatolia region, 22% of it in with the most indoor textile exports, and is Europe’s
the Aegean Region, 18% in the Çukurova region and 1% in largest manufacturer, realized exports of 1.9 billion
the Antalya region. Turkey is located in the 4th position in dollars in the home textile sector by the end of 2019.
the world that uses the most cotton with the consumption Turkey’s home textile sector takes a 4.5 percent share of
amount of approximately 1.48 million tons. the total global home textile market.

TURKEY IS AMONG THE WORLD’S MOST TURKEY EXPORTED 1.7 BILLION PAIRS OF
IMPORTANT YARN MANUFACTURERS SOCKS IN 2018
Turkey, which is among the world’s most important yarn Turkey, providing 10 percent of socks exports in the world,
manufacturers, belongs to the list of the countries with achieved an export amount of 1.1 billion dollars in 2018.
the highest production technology in the world. The total Turkey as the world’s second-largest exporter of socks, has
yarn exports of Turkey in the 2019 January - December exported 1.7 billion pairs of socks in 2018.

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