Fabrics in Turkey: cities, exports and mill briefs (2026)
Turkey exported 9,354 million dollars of textiles in 2025; the Ministry of Trade names Denizli and Bursa for towels, and a 2017 exporters’ report says Bursa leads in upholstery and curtain fabric. Brief a mill in its own words (kompozisyon, gramaj, en, renk başına minimum, termin) and look up any certificate number yourself (checked 18 October 2026).
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Buying fabric in Turkey. Find the city, then brief the mill in its own words. See where it is made · 2025 exports, million dollars. Towels and bathrobes: 309.8. Curtain and upholstery fabric: 561.9. Cotton fabric and yarn: 2,259. Knitted fabric: Single jersey, interlock and rib, 1,631. Write it the way mills write it. Example brief: single jersey in 3 colours. kompozisyon (composition): 95% cotton, 5% elastane; gramaj (weight): 180 g/m². en (width): 180 cm, open width; renk başına minimum (minimum per colour): 500 m. lab-dip (dyed to your colour): before the order; termin (lead time): 6 weeks. Sample first, then a lab-dip. The mill dyes small samples to your colour. Approve one before the bulk. Myth: A certificate logo is enough. Do this: Ask for the certificate or label number and look it up yourself. Cities by fabric, a Turkish mill-brief builder and the fairs in the full guide: turkpidya.com.
