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TEXTILE AND CLOTHING SUPPLIES IN TURKEYEXPORTSThough the Turkish textile and cloth<strong>in</strong>g supplies<strong>in</strong>dustry is a very young <strong>in</strong>dustry comparedto the ma<strong>in</strong> textile and cloth<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dustry, itis grow<strong>in</strong>g very rapidly not only <strong>in</strong> terms ofproduction but also <strong>in</strong> terms of exports.Direct exports of textile and cloth<strong>in</strong>g suppliesrose to about US$ 496 million <strong>in</strong> 2007 from US$278 million <strong>in</strong> 2005. The exports were US$ 484million <strong>in</strong> 2008. Turkey’s textile and cloth<strong>in</strong>gsupplies exports were affected by the globalf<strong>in</strong>ancial crisis as well as <strong>in</strong> the whole world,and decreased to US$ 406 million <strong>in</strong> 2009.In addition to the direct exports, a largequantity of textile and cloth<strong>in</strong>g supplies areexported <strong>in</strong>directly, i.e. with cloth<strong>in</strong>g and madeup textiles. It is estimated that US$ 1.1 billion© İGEME - Export Promotion Center of Turkey, 2010

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