Export Champions of the Textile Industry were Rewarded

Istanbul Textile and Raw Materials Exporters Association (İTHİB) rewarded successful textile exporters whom have contributed to the 13 billion dollar exports in 2022.

  30 October 2023 08:57 Monday
Export Champions of the Textile Industry were Rewarded

İTHİB President Ahmet Öksüz said, “I wholeheartedly congratulate and thank our award-winning companies. As exporters whom have achieved the highest export of all time with 13 billion dollars, we will continue to work for more production, more exports and more employment. As the textile industry, our priority is not to lose our market share in international competition and to increase our share in the global league.”

Successful exporters of the textile industry, which completed 2022 at a record level with exports of 13 billion dollars, were rewarded by the Istanbul Textile and Raw Materials Exporters Association (İTHİB). The award ceremony, hosted under the ownership of the İTHİB Chairman of the Board of Directors Ahmet Öksüz, was attended by Istanbul Governor Davut Gül, Deputy Minister of Trade Ö. Volkan Ağar, Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) President Mustafa Gültepe where many other guests marked their attendance.

Exporters are Turkey's Power

While stating that one of Turkey's most important strengths is exporters, Istanbul Governor Davut Gül said, “I would like to extend my thankfullness to everyone whom either brings a dollar of foreign currency or achieves a dollar of exports in Turkey. They wave the flag of the Republic of Türkiye, which we are all proud to see in all corners of the world. Undoubtedly, our union presidents and their management have a great contribution here. Our workers and employers also have a great contribution. I would like to thank each and every one of them. The stronger you are, the stronger our country is.”

''We Will Continue to Support''

While stating that the textile and apparel sector is a key sector in terms of economic policies focusing on investment, employment, production and exports, Deputy Minister of Commerce Volkan Ağar said, “We believe that it is very important for the sector to maintain and to improve its competitive position in global markets, and I would like to emphasize once again on our decisions at this point to provide all the necessary support to our sector to achieve this. The way to have a say in the international arena is through creating high value-added, innovative brands which make a difference in people's lives. For this reason, it is of great importance that our companies have the competence to offer to customers by blending high and fast production capacity with quality production approach which scans consumption patterns and consumer trends.’’

Textile Industry Adopted a Pioneering Role

While delivering a speech at the award ceremony, Mustafa Gültepe said, “Our textile industry played a leading role in the development of our Republic, which rooted back to a century. We cannot separate textiles from apparel and apparel from textiles which achieved breakthroughs during the industrialization process of Anatolia. These two sectors have a special place in our country's development and internationalization process. Today, we maintain our importance as well for our country's economy with our production, employment and exports. According to June data, the two sectors employ 1 million 100 thousand. In 2022, their total exports exceeded 31.5 billion dollars.”

Turkish Products All Around the World

While stating that the textile industry, the world's fifth largest textile exporter and the EU's second largest supplier, which captured a high regard globally, İTHİB Chairman of the Board Ahmet Öksüz said, “I congratulate all the companies whom have contributed to the country's exports and entitled to awards. I would like to thank all our exporters whom work with all their strength to increase our exports, which are the building blocks of our country's economy. Our country faced an earthquake disaster, one of the biggest calamities in the world, on February 6. Our textile industry has been the one which affected the most. The need for protective measures for our industry to get back on its feet is increasing day by day. Amongst the distinguished textile cities of Turkey which led by Kahramanmaraş followed by Adana and Gaziantep, we are endeavoring to protect our competitiveness as a result of the contraction in global demand while also compiling our strengths to bring the factories back into production. As always, we will get through these difficult times in close cooperation with our ministry. In such a period in which the world is going through; even under these conditions where global demand is shrinking, economic conditions are worsening and competition is intensifying, we are taking firm steps towards meeting our goal of becoming the world's third largest textile exporter together with our exporters whom carries Turkish products and Turkish designs to all over the world.”

Textile Industry will Mark Its Name

While underlining that the Turkish textile industry is amongst the few countries in the world with its modern production infrastructure and integrated production power, Ahmet Öksüz said, “We are aiming to introduce to the global world these lands, where the story of our textile industry begins, and the traditional weavings of Anatolia with modern designs. In this context, with our 'Turkey Weaving Atlas' project carried out under the auspices of our Presidency, we are aiming to widespread the history of our industry, which was shaped in this geography centuries ago, to the world thanks to our exporters. Today, thanks to this project, one of the world's biggest brands is launching special collections for our traditional fabrics. As Turkish textiles marked its name to the century past, we will also make our name known in the Turkish Millennia.’’

Bandwagon of Turkey’s Sector

While pointing out that Textile sector is positioned at the center of production network, Ahmet Öksüz continued as follows; ‘’Our textile industry cooperates with many sectors in its operations with its entagrated production capacity. As the textile industry, we are producing raw material and by products which are seek-sought by several sectors from the chemicals sector to construction and from the automative to agriculture. In this context, putting forward the textile industry with the industrial policies in this period as well will be a safeguard measure to protect the entire supply chain. Textile sector which is one of the locomotive sectors of Turkey, will maintain production and value-added exports as verified by its past experiences.’’


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