TURKEY CLOTHING MANUFACTURING SECTOR POSITIONS ITSELF TO PROSPER FROM NEAR-SHORING BOOM
April 1st, 2021
As the Turkish garment sector rebounds from the drop in sales last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the industry is looking to tap growing demand from European retailers – and consumers – for garments made closer to home, benefiting from its advantage of being the main near-shore supplier for Europe.
With 73.4% of Turkish garment exports in 2020 to the European market, according to the Istanbul Apparel Exporters Association (İstanbul Hazır Giyim Ve Konfeksiyon İhracatçıları Birliği - İHKİB), Europe has always been the focus for this near-shoring ...
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