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Vibrant sourcing fair Texhibition Istanbul wants to expand further

The fourth edition of the Texhibition sourcing fair in Istanbul took place from September 13th to 15th at the city's exhibition center near Atatürk Airport. All three days were lively and the fair was well attended. According to official figures, 7,000 visitors were registered on the first day; 5,000 of them from Turkey and 2,000 from abroad. In...

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Turkey asserts its position as global fashion leader at IFCO

Turkey's fashion industry has achieved a strong global position, ranking fifth in textile industry supply, and consolidating its position as as a key supplier to Europe, neck and neck with Bangladesh, beaten only by China. Thanks to its strategic geographical location, solid infrastructure, competitive pricing, diversified production capacity,...

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Kingpins: How the earthquakes impacted Turkish manufacturers

During the Kingpins denim fair in Amsterdam, FashionUnited met with Turkish manufacturers affected by the earthquakes of February 6 2023. Turkey is one of the largest textile producers in the world. While the earthquakes that shook the south-east of the country and parts of Syria in February have affected the lives of thousands of people, they...

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World stands united with Turkey at Istanbul Fashion Connection

When the doors of the third Istanbul Fashion Connection (IFCO) opened on Wednesday, 8th February 2023, visitors and exhibitors did not really have textiles and garments on their mind but were in thoughts with the victims and survivors of the terrible earthquakes that shook Turkey and Syria mere two days earlier, in the early hours of Monday, 6th...

Culture

Turkish artist Deniz Sağdıç creates stunning portraits out of textile waste

Turkish visual artist Deniz Sağdıç makes stunning portraits out of textile waste, among other things. From afar, they look like paintings, done in bold strokes and colours. When coming closer, the viewer is astounded to find that each portrait is made out of thousands of small objects, waste products like discarded zippers, buttons, old museum...

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Stand with Turkey: How the fashion industry is helping the earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria

The devastating earthquake in south-east Turkey and Syria has triggered a chain reaction of support in the fashion industry. Many companies from industry and trade are donating, in some cases, considerable sums, clothing and other relief supplies to alleviate the suffering of the people affected. Turkey is one of the most important production...

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Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria: The fashion world responds and offers support

Large areas in Turkey and Syria were hit by multiple earthquakes at the beginning of the week. The death toll is rising quickly and the images of the large disaster area are moving around the world. The fashion industry is responding to the tragedy and offering help where it can. Turkey is one of the major production countries for clothing and...

Fashion

Agenda of Aegean Apparel Exporters’ Association amid Covid-19

As you know, our sector is having a hard time due to Covid-19. We felt the impacts of the outbreak intensely in our export figures especially in March-April and May 2020. Due to high demand to PPE and increasing demand from e-commerce we have seen a fast upturn in figures at the beginning of this summer. Sustainability was the most important...

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How Turkish apparel manufacturers adapt to more sustainable supply chain model

Turkey’s apparel industry is recognised the world over for its manufacturing prowess and competitiveness. It is the 6th largest clothing exporter in the world and the 3rd largest supplier to the EU, having exported nearly US$18 billion in 2019 and with more than 10. 000 manufacturing companies which are supplying some of the biggest...

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Apparel Manufacturing in Aegean Region of Turkey

Apparel industry of Turkey has always been one of the leading industry in Turkey mainly due to its widespread and innovative manufacturing power and features of competitiveness. The Turkish apparel industry is listed 6th largest exporter in the world and the 3rd largest supplier to the EU. The Turkish apparel industry exported nearly 18 billion...

Retail

Luxury shoppers seize the day amid Turkey’s sliding currency

One country’s woes are a luxury shopper’s gain. As Turkey fights for its sliding lira, international luxury shoppers are taking advantage of its attractive prices for designer goods. Queues outside Chanel and Louis Vuitton this week saw Chinese, Middle Eastern and a plethora of nationalities hoping to score a designer bag at near bargain prices,...

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Jean-François Limantour: “The EU favors Asian countries over the Maghreb”

With a resumé that includes experience as General Representative, both at the French Union of the Fashion and Apparel Industries and the European Association of the Apparel Industry, Jean-François Limantour has been an eye-witness to many geopolitical changes that have transformed the sector. During an in person interview with FashionUnited, he...