Can Turkey make its mark on fashion?

Can Turkey make its mark as the next big thing in fashion? Not just as a producer - it already has this sewn up, with a dynamic industry that serves key markets in Europe, Russia and the Middle East, and is ranked the second biggest apparel supplier to the EU - but as a fashion centre in its own right, with its own designs, brands and collections.

ANALYSIS: Can Turkey make its mark on fashion?

1 September 2010

Turkey snapshot: textile and apparel industry in brief

1 September 2010

The textile and clothing industry is one of the engines of the Turkish economy, with combined exports together accounting for 17.9% of the country's total exports in 2009. Clothing industry shipments were worth US$12.9bn in 2009. Turkey is also ranked the 7th largest of the world's 70 cotton growing countries, with a capacity of 370,000 tons of annual production.

TURKEY: Turquality brand building scheme extended

1 September 2010

A government-backed programme to help Turkish firms create world-class brands is extending the support available to companies by another five years to help them build their businesses.

Turkish delights at Istanbul Fashion Week

31 August 2010

New York, London, Paris, Milan...Istanbul? While it might still be premature to add this Turkish city to the list of the world's fashion capitals, the organisers of the latest Istanbul Fashion Week, believe they are already making important steps in getting noticed on the global stage.