$816M Exports in the Turkish Textile Sector
The Turkish textile industry, the world’s 5th largest textile exporter, just reached the highest record of all time, with an export value of 12.9 billion dollars with an increase of 33.2 in 2021. The industry has experienced an increase in exports by approximately 85% within more than 200 countries and regions it exports to. Now, Turkey started 2022 with a hopeful start. Turkey’s exports compared to the last January have gone up, and the textile manufacturers are looking forward to future exports.
In January, Turkey’s exports climbed by 17.3% compared to the same month the previous year, totaling $17.6B. Turkey reached the highest January export figure in history with this figure.
The textile and raw materials sector, which shipped $730M in January 2021, increased exports by 11.8% to $816M in the same period this year. Last month, Istanbul contributed $318.5M to the sector’s exports. Gaziantep came in second with $126.9M, followed by Bursa with $104M.
The Majority of Sales Were Made to Italy
Italy had the greatest international import in the textile and raw materials sector last month, with $93,6M. Italy was followed by the United States, which spent $42M, and Belarus, which spent $38M. In January, the textile and raw materials sector exported to 163 nations and regions, accounting for 4.6% of total country exports.
Looking at the groups of countries to which the most exports were made last month, the EU countries ranked first with $368 million 994 thousand. African countries ranked second with $102 million 842 thousand. Lastly, the Commonwealth of Independent States ranked third with $97 million 345 thousand. The textile and raw materials sector, which exported to 163 countries and regions in January, received a 4.6 percent share of the country’s total exports in the same period.
Textile Sector in Turkey Has a Long History
The textile industry in Turkey has a history dating back to the very early years of the Ottoman Empire. It has always been an important sector, and there were many artisans working on textile back in the day. In the republican era, in the 1933s, the first industry branch to be established in the country was the textile industry. First state and then private sector companies established yarn, weaving and finishing businesses. The establishment of the first Sumerbank factory in Kayseri, laid the foundations of the modern textile industry.
Furthermore, many of the employees who worked in the factory had studied abroad. The factories that were established in many parts of Anatolia provided employment and trained workers, technical personnel and staff. However, they also improved the social life in the region where they were founded. Turkey used to import yarn and fabrics. Later on, Turkey started producing value-added products by switching from cotton production to yarn production.
When Sumerbank, which has a wide range of products and includes many factories, needed a training and research center, this was also provided. Thus, this long process proves Turkey’s history and deftness in the textile sector. Due to its structure, the textile sector includes yarn, weaving, knitting, dyeing, printing, and finishing processes starting from the fiber. In addition, due to the nature of the work performed, the textile industry is a capital-intensive industry.
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Basically, Turkish Goods is here to make this complicated process easier for you and provide you with the best quality products. Turkish Goods is here for you and offers solutions to any questions you may have about this process. You can contact us through our website, by mail, or stop by our offices for more information about importing and to discuss your questions in person. You can get a globally unique wholesale price offer for textile products in only 48 hours. Turkish Goods is here to help you with every step of your export journey!
