Taking place within the scope of the Ur-Ge project (a project carried out for the development & support to enhance the international competition) and organized by the İstanbul Apparel Exporters’ Association (İHKİB) as well as with the support of the Ministry of Economy; in İran, where 22 manufacturers of underwear had performed a visit to, the Turkish brands received a great amount of attention. The President of İHKİB, Mr. Hikmet Tanrıverdi, stating that they had captured a significant leap in the exports of garments, quoted his wordings as follows; “In Tehran, where we were situated together with 22 manufacturers of underwear, we attracted a great deal of attention. Throughout the 8 months of 2016, we increased our exports by 219 percent, to an amount of $ 237 million. I can say in advance that this figure will be exceeding $ 300 million by the end of the year.”
Mr. Tanrıverdi, indicating that Iran had a very important position for the Turkish garment industry, as it started to reintegrate with the world economy after a period of 35 years, also explained that they were making use of all the opportunities in order to attain a permanent place in the market as well as to increase the potential. Mr. Tanrıverdi, in his statement quoted his wordings as follows; “In the recent years, our exports in apparel to our neighbouring country Iran, has seen a significant increase. We have raised our exports from $ 71 million in 2014, to $ 121 million in 2015. We are at a much better position this year. Throughout the January-August period, this covers 8 months of the year, our exports in apparel to Iran increased by 219 percent, reaching to 237 million dollars. I can say in advance that this figure will be exceeding $ 300 million by the end of the year.”
Mentioning that they had received a great amount of interest in their visit to Tehran, Mr. Tanrıverdi, upon referring to the meetings he had carried out with 205 customers consisting of the representatives of underwear brands coming from cities such as Tehran, Culfa, Isfahan, Karaj, Bandar Abbas, Mashhad, Tabriz and Ramsar, stated his final wordings quoted as, “In the upcoming period we aim to take our trading relations with Iran to a higher level by increasing the frequency of mutual visits.”
