Turkish Clothing Manufacturers Association TGSD Management met with representatives of 23 purchasing offices, including Inditex, H&M, Bestseller, Spring Near East Manufacturing, C&A, Tesco in order to explain the post-earthquake situation from the eyewitness. Representatives whom attended the meeting stated their determinance to receive the orders which they placed on before the earthquake from Turkey.
We Shifted the Orders in Kahramanmaraş to Other Cities
TGSD President Ramazan Kaya reminded that cities affected by the earthquake such as Kahramanmaraş, Adıyaman, Gaziantep and Malatya are important centers for textile and apparel production. While stating that approximately 350 thousand people are employed in nearly three thousand textile and apparel enterprises in the region, Kaya said:
“After the earthquakes, we witnessed that there were some question marks as to whether Turkey could fulfill its commitments regarding apparel orders. However, the number of businesses whose buildings were destroyed in earthquakes is very small. Our physical production infrastructure remains. Natural gas, electricity and water supplies were provided to a large extent in the production facilities. Physical damage will also be repaired by the end of March. However, it will take some time to make up for the loss in employment. It will take 3-4 months for the production in the region to reach the pre-earthquake level. But there is already a certain level of capacity surplus in the sector.
In this process, we are in a position to meet our commitments with the appropriate capacity in other cities. For example, we have already shifted some of the orders in Kahramanmaraş, which regarded as an important center in terms of yarn, denim and weaving, to other cities. So there will not be any problems with orders. We have sufficient capacity, we do not have production problems. We can easily overcome this situation.”
