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COTTON & TEXTILE

INDUSTRies in TURKEY

Research Associate Program 2015, Washington DC

Esin Acikgoz

Ministry of Economy

Department of Textiles and Clothing

TURKEY AT A GLANCE

EUROPE

RUSSIA

ASIA

MIDDL

E EASTAFRICA

� GDP ‘14: 800 bio USD

� Growth ‘14: 3%

� GDP per capita: 16K USD

� Population: 78 mio

� Unemployment: 11%

� Import: 242 mio USD

� Export: 158 mio USD

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Textile trade

�2014 export: 158 bio USD

�2014 textiles and clothing export: 30 bio USD

�7th supplier & 6th consumer in textiles global trade

�8th supplier in clothing global trade

�8th supplier & 4th consumer in global cotton trade

�1st supplier in global carpet trade

COTTON IN TURKEY

0 500 1000 1500 2000

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

Export

Import

Consumption

Production

Area

(Thousand ton)

Source: ICAC

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TEXTILES IN TURKEY

Export, 13

Import, 10

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

142005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

mioUSD

Foreign Trade of Textiles

Source: TURKSTAT

TEXTILES in TURKEY

Other made

textile articles, sets, worm

clothing

20%

Carpets13%

Cotton

16%Manmade

filaments13%

Fabric

12%

Manmade

staple fibers12%

Other

(wool, silk etc.)

14%

Export in Product

Source: TURKSTAT

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TEXTILES in TURKEY

9%

7%

7%

6%

4%

4%

3%

3%3%3%3%3%2%2%

41%

Export in Country GERMANY

ITALY

RUSSIA FED.

USA

UK

SAUDI ARABIA

ROMANIA

UKRAINE

EGYPT

FRANCE

İRAN

POLAND

HOLLAND

BULGARIA

OTHER

Source: TURKSTAT

TEXTILES IN TURKEY

Cotton

30%

Manmade

Fibers23%

Manmade

Staple Fibers22%

Fabric

5%

Nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc.

4%

Other

16%

Import in Product

Source: TURKSTAT

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TEXTILES IN TURKEY

20%

10%

9%

7%

6%5%5%3%

3%

3%

29%

Import in Country

CHINA

USA

INDIA

INDONESIA

ITALY

TURKMENISTAN

GERMANY

VİETNAM

KOREA

Source: TURKSTAT

TEXTILES IN TURKEY

SWOT ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRY

STREGNTHS- Closeness to major markets- Young Labor- Know-how- High quality

OPPORTUNIES- Entrance to Middle East and Africa countries- Brand facilities- Support of government to the industry

WEAKNESSES- High cost of production (labor, energy etc.)- Investment in technical and smart textiles is limited- Dependence on raw material

THREATS-Dependence on EU market- High rivalry- Fragmented market- Easiness of new entrance

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THANK YOU!

Esin Acikgoz

Ministry of Economy, Turkey

acikgoze@economy.gov.tr