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“The Export of Textile

Machinery will Increase Due

to the ITM 2020 Exhibition”

Hüseyin Memişoğlu, Chairman of the Board of DENİB (Denizli Exporters

Association), whom we interviewed for ITM 2020 News, said, ‘‘Thanks to the

ITM 2020 Exhibition, the increase in textile machinery exports will create a

Hüseyin Memişoğlu leverage effect on textile and apparel exports; I think it will make a positive
DENİB Chairman of the Board contribution to both our exports and the economy.’’

enizli is one of the first cities that comes to separately the importance of the indoor textile sector. decreased to approximately 1.12 in the same period in
mind when Turkish towel and indoor textiles We can easily say that Denizli is a powerful actor in 2019.
are mentioned. The members of the Denizli the indoor textile sector of our country. An important I think that the course of the world economy and
DExporters Association (DENİB), who want to part of the total indoor textile exports of our country the economic ecosystem of our import markets will
increase their exports, are working hard to increase is realized in our province. When we go down to the affect our export figures for the rest of the year.
the awareness of Turkish textiles in the international sub-category product groups, 70 percent of Turkey’s
organizations in which they participate. towel exports, 65 percent of bathrobe exports, and 52 ■ As Denizli Exporters Union, can you share
Hüseyin Memişoğlu, Chairman of the Board of percent of linen exports are made from Denizli. with us your roadmap and projects in order to
DENİB, states that approximately 70% of Turkish Together with the textile and apparel sector; cable, increase Denizli’s contribution to our foreign
towels and bathrobes exports is carried out in copper wire, iron, and non-ferrous metals, natural trade volume and economy, especially in the
Denizli. Memişoğlu pointed out that indoor textile stone, agriculture, and machinery sectors of our field of textile?
exports to more than 100 countries from the west province are increasing their contributions to export The developments in textile and apparel, which is the
to the east are accomplished and the new target every year. We can say that Denizli, which is a city
markets for the sector are the Far East and Asia- that realizes exports in different sectors and carries
Pacific countries. Moreover, he emphasized that they the exporter identity in its genes, will continue to
will continue to participate in international fairs such contribute to our country’s economy and exports in
as the ITM Exhibition in line with these goals. the coming periods.

■ Turkey broke a record in exports with 168 ■ Can you give information about the
billion dollars in revenue in 2018. In the first investments made in the textile sector in Denizli
nine months of 2019, our exports increased by in 2019? Can you share your expectations and
2.56 percent and reached 132 billion 505 million predictions about the investments and course of
dollars. Turkey’s export target for 2019 is 181.4 exports of the textile sector in 2019-2020?
billion dollars. What are the contributions of 2019 will take its place in history as a year under
Denizli, where textile has a significant volume, the shadow of many uncertainties such as
to our economy, exports and foreign trade trade conflicts, protectionist measures, Brexit
volume? Could you explain this contribution in and geopolitical risks. Of course, all these
numbers? variables negatively affect world trade and
Turkey exports reached a record-breaking amount of our export markets.
168.1 billion dollars in 2018 whereas Denizli, which is In the first nine months of 2019, textile
the 9th most exporting province in Turkey achieved and apparel exports of our province
an export amount of 3.4 billion dollars. Denizli surpassed 1 billion dollars and obtained
increased its exports by more than 10 percent with 42.5 percent share of our province’s total
this value attained and reached its highest annual exports with the amount of $ 2.4 billion in the
export figure recorded so far. January-September period.
The textile and apparel sector took 42 percent share On the other hand, the euro/dollar parity has a
of the total exports of our province, which reached great impact on the export of our province. As it
an export amount of 1.4 billion dollars last year. is known, our most important export market is the
Furthermore, Denizli has a share of over 5 percent in European Union and we perform about 60 percent
the textile and apparel sector of our country. of our total exports to this region. In the first nine
At this point, I think it is beneficial to emphasize months of 2018, the parity which was at 1.20 levels

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