TEXTILE

The textile and apparel industry started to grow rapidly with the export-oriented development policy put into effect in 1980, and investments in the sector have increased since that date. When the textile and apparel sector considered together, the gross domestic product, the share in manufacturing and industrial production, exports, net foreign currency inflow to the economy, employment, in terms of macro-economic aggregates such investment is one of the important sectors in Turkey. Today, the Turkish textile and apparel industry is largely an export-oriented sector. Existing capacities are considerably higher than domestic demand.