Turkiye, the country which did not export textiles and apparel (T&A) until the year 1970, today is one of the significant suppliers in textile and apparel industry, worldwide. Turkiye is a very important cotton country, which is an advantage in raw materials, for the clothing industry. Cotton (HS 52) is not only used by the textiles industry of Turkiye for textiles production but also to carry out value addition for export. In Turkiye, cotton farming is carried out mainly in four regions: Aegean, Çukurova, Southeastern Anatolia and Antalya where climate is suitable for cotton growing. Turkiye is also progressing on the path of sustainable textiles with production of organic cotton and adopting testing facilities to produce green textiles.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 20, 2023 15:19 UTC