BY INCREASING ENTREPRENEURSHIP, WE WILL BE THE PRODUCTION BASE OF TEXTILE

UTİB President Pınar Taşdelen Engin stated that thanks to the training they gave to entrepreneurs to draw a roadmap for their business ideas, textile and sub-sectors will make great progress and transform into a production base.

 

Uludağ Textile Exporters Association (UTİB) conducted the General Entrepreneurship Training online for entrepreneurs who applied to the TechXtile Start-Up Challenge 2021 program.

The training, which was organized to strengthen the entrepreneurship ecosystem and to reveal qualified business ideas, lasted for two days in a week, for a total of four days, under the moderation of TechXtile Program Coordinator Ufuk Batum. Making the opening speech of the training, UTİB Chairman of the Board Pınar Taşdelen Engin said, “We aim to become a production base in the textile industry with the contribution of R&D and innovation studies.”

 

GREAT GAINS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE INDUSTRY

 

Stating that the training organized within the scope of TechXtile Start-Up Challenge will progress long-term cooperation and develop the understanding of entrepreneurship in the textile and clothing sector, UTİB President Pınar Taşdelen Engin said, “The Techxtile Start-Up Challenge has been a very useful program in line with the feedback we received from our stakeholders and entrepreneurs. . Based on this idea, we are determined to produce more projects to contribute to our industry. Our training will add great value to our industry thanks to the projects of our participants. With this program we have made specifically for textiles, the sub-branches and sectors that our industry is in contact with will also develop and grow. In the Techxtile Start-Up Challenge program, instead of giving awards in line with the requests, we receive from our participants, mentoring, and patent application support, we support our entrepreneurs in areas such as establishing a new company, renting an office, and accounting support. The business ideas of our entrepreneurs, who will meet with customers and investors in the Mind and Idea Meetings program organized within this scope, will be realized. I wish success to all our entrepreneurs in this journey that we started with the General Entrepreneurship Training for Participants.”

 

TECHXTILE START-UP CHALLANGE LEADS ENTREPRENEURS

 

Ufuk Batum, who listened to the business ideas of the participants and gave in-depth information on many subjects from business models to customer segments, advised entrepreneurs to be customer and solution-oriented. Emphasizing the importance of R&D once again, Batumi said, “Turkey’s total R&D budget is 8 billion dollars. Although it seems like a large number, it is not enough. The increase in R&D investments will pave the way for new ventures. The attitude of entrepreneurs when starting this business is very important, an entrepreneur can never be pessimistic. The way you have evaluated changes according to the energy we radiate while presenting our idea to the jury. I recommend that you always be optimistic and act in a planned manner. To expand the entrepreneurial ecosystem, programs full of opportunities such as the Techxtile Start-Up Challenge are of great importance. guiding and eye-opening. This program is a journey and everyone who participates in this journey gains certain benefits. We are always ready to support young entrepreneurs and startups, as long as they want to be benefited.”

 

‘LEARN FROM MISTAKES’

 

TechXtile Program Coordinator Ufuk Batum, who noted that he made continuous improvement in the process by investing in human capital, said, “Do not be afraid of making mistakes; Learn from your mistakes and don’t repeat them. Entrepreneurship is not a domain where we seek perfection. The R&D ecosystem in our country has developed considerably, and I strongly recommend investors and entrepreneurs be optimistic in this regard. R&D is the main point of development and competition. In today’s world where markets are articulated, we need to differentiate with R&D studies to rise in position in this competitive environment. Once you have developed a culture of research and development, you must combine it with marketing and commercialize it. By thinking market-oriented, you should put the customer first and take your next steps forward based on the feedback you receive.

 

“YOU MUST SEGMENT THE CUSTOMERS”

 

Batum, who also informed that the way of entrepreneurs create a business model consists of 9 building blocks, said, “The business model, which is the backbone of the business plan; refers to the set of behaviors in which market value is defined, produced, distributed and repeated. While realizing your business idea, you should transform a value that fits your needs into a product or service. After determining the need of the market and performing the production, you must have analyzed the customer’s world well while distributing to the right customer channel. Because everything in marketing revolves around the customer. Customers should be segmented based on behavior, age, gender, geographic location, purchasing power, and education level. Thanks to this segmentation, you can turn to the right customer channel and focus on providing value to your target audience.”

 

FULL SUPPORT TO YOUNG TEXTILE ENGINEERS FROM UTİB AND UHKİB

LIFE WATER FROM UTİB AND UHKİB TO THE UNIVERSITY

 

The University Administration and students thanked the managers of UTİB and UHKİB, who provided technical and physical support for Bursa Uludağ University Textile Engineering Department students to receive a higher quality education.

Uludağ Textile Exporters’ Association (UTİB) and Uludağ Clothing and Apparel Exporters’ Association (UHKİB) continue their work without slowing down bringing well-equipped Textile Engineers to the sector and encouraging Textile Engineering. In this context, the studies undertaken by UTİB and UHKİB to develop the technical and physical facilities of Bursa Uludağ University Textile Engineering Department have been completed.

 

IT WAS HELD WITH GREAT PARTICIPATION

 

UTİB Chairman of the Board Pınar Taşdelen Engin, UHKİB Chairman of the Board Nüvit Gündemir, UIB Secretary General Mümin Karacakayalılar, UIB Deputy Secretary General Ayşe Mehtap Ekinci, Bursa Uludağ University Rector Prof. Dr. Ahmet Saim Guide, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Prof. Dr. Akın Burak Etemoğlu, Head of Textile Engineering Department Prof. Dr. Dilek Kut, Deputy Head of Textile Engineering Department Prof. Dr. A meeting followed by a laboratory visit was held with the participation of Binnaz Kaplangiray and lecturers. At the meeting, the university administration presented plaques to the presidents of the union for their support, while the students thanked them with flowers.

 

‘TEXTILE PROMISES THE FUTURE’

 

UTİB Chairman of the Board Pınar Taşdelen Engin, who stated that they focused primarily on educational activities to transform the textile and clothing industry into a more qualified structure, reminded that they also offer scholarships to students in addition to many events and organizations. Adding that textile engineering offers great opportunities to students, Engin said, “As one of the promising professions of the country, textile engineering offers great opportunities to our youth. As UTİB, we are conducting studies and training as a unifying force at this point. We attach importance to announcing the name and successful work of both our university and our Textile Engineering department. The Textile Engineering Summit, which we held for the third time this year, is one of these examples.”

 

‘WE ARE READY FOR ANY CONTRIBUTION’

 

UHKİB Chairman of the Board Nüvit Gündemir, who stated that the sector representatives have great duties to carry the textile city Bursa identity to the next generations, said, “Although we have existed for 2-3 generations, the textile industry, especially in our city, is based on a very deep-rooted past. We are ready to provide all kinds of support and contribution to the revitalization of textile, both personally and as an institution, and to bring more equipped Textile Engineers to the sector.”

 

‘YOUR SUPPORT IS A SOURCE OF MOTIVATION’

 

Bursa Uludag University Rector Ahmet Saim Guide, emphasizing that quality is as important as education in universities, said, “Beyond state support, the help of sector stakeholders and philanthropists for education and training, quality also guides us. If it were not for your efforts and contributions, we would have been lame, especially in accreditation. Your support is a source of motivation for our university and our students. Stating that successful works have been carried out in one year in terms of improving the technical and physical facilities of the Textile Engineering Department, Prof. Dr. Dilek Kut said, “From the improvement works in our laboratories to the maintenance of defective devices.

COMPANIES IN THE ECOLOGICAL TEXTILES UR-GE PROJECT MET WITH FOREIGN BUYERS

Uludağ Textile Exporters Association (UTİB) carried out the first procurement committee within the scope of the “Ecological Textiles UR-GE Project” carried out with the support of the Ministry of Trade within the framework of Communiqué No. 2010/8 on Supporting the Development of International Competitiveness. 11 cluster companies were brought together with the buyer delegation from foreign countries. Domestic cluster companies and buyer delegation companies participated in B2B bilateral business meetings. Firms showed great interest in the bilateral business meetings held on May 17-18.

 

Stating that the companies in the Ecological Textiles UR-GE Project cluster are divided into two groups home textiles and clothing fabrics, and in this context, they decided to carry out an activity focused on the home textile sector for the procurement committee, UTİB Chairman of the Board Pınar Taşdelen Engin said, “Increasing the exports of our member companies, We organized the procurement committee, which aims to find new markets, promote our country economically and commercially, and enable foreign buyer companies to make purchases from Turkey, on May 17-18 in Istanbul. 11 of our cluster member companies were brought together with buyers from abroad. We received positive reflections from the B2B bilateral business meetings,” she said.

 

Stating that the textile industry is one of the most fundamental and powerful industrial groups in our country, UTİB Chairman of the Board Pınar Taşdelen Engin said, “Today, when it comes to clothing fabrics and home textiles, Turkey is one of the first countries that come to mind in the world market. If we look at the point we have reached, our country’s industrialists now have the power to offer high quality in all areas from production to promotion, from quality to marketing. Turkey has increased its competitive power with better quality and different products based on innovation compared to its competitors.

 

INSPIRED BY HER FATHER, SHE FOUND A SOLUTION TO THE COMMON PROBLEM OF ALL WOMEN

FROM WOMAN ENTREPRENEUR SPECIAL TO WOMEN

 

Reyhan Miray Reyhan, producing Turkey’s first washable menstrual panties with the brand “Peddon” in March 2021, exceeded the production figure of 10 thousand units. Reyhan started sales to the USA and Canada as well as 4,500 female users in its portfolio.

 

The path of female entrepreneur Reyhan Miray Reyhan, to find a solution to the bed sores that occurred during the illness of her father, whom she loved very much, extended as far as exporting to America. Reyhan, who produced the first washable menstrual panties in Turkey under the brand “Peddon” by developing the product that she designed amateurishly to relieve her father’s pain, said, “I met my father’s bed sore and my whole life changed. On my way to look for a solution to this problem, I discovered the “Peddon” brand and its products. In March 2021, I produced Turkey’s first washable menstrual panties and started selling them.

Reyhan, which has reached more than 10 thousand production figures and 4 thousand 500 users today, participated in the TechXtile Start-Up Challenge, the entrepreneurship program organized by Uludağ Textile Exporters’ Association (UTIB), in 2021, winning both first place and the Women Entrepreneur Special award. Reyhan Miray Reyhan did not return empty-handed from the USA, which she went to a few hours after the award ceremony. Reyhan, who started sales in America and Canada, said, “There are many opportunities, especially in America. We receive investment requests from Turkey and abroad.

 

“We prevent the waste of 1,600 sanitary pads”

 

Nowadays, when sustainability and environmental approaches are being talked about more, Peddon’s environmentalist dimension also provides a distinct advantage for consumption. “We reduced 1,600 sanitary pad waste with each Peddon. Reyhan emphasized that there is a need for programs that support entrepreneurship such as the TechXtile Start-Up Challenge and that many good ideas especially in the young generation and many projects in technoparks can be brought to light in this way and brought to the economy.

 

TECHXTILE MIND-IDEA MEETING ‘TEXTILE TRENDS OF THE FUTURE’’

TechXtile Mind-Idea Meetings “Have an Idea?” The program will be moderated by Fuat Sami, the producer of the program, with the participation of UTİB Chairman of the Board Pınar Taşdelen Engin, TechXtile Program Coordinator Ufuk Batum and Honorary President of the Futurists Association Alphan Manas. Participants “Future Textile Trends” and “Finding the Million Dollar Idea!” They will also talk about the employment and future opportunities provided by the textile industry.

 

Date: Thursday, October 21, 2021

Time : 21:00

 

 

COOPERATION ATTACK WITH FINLAND FROM UTİB AND UHKİB

COOPERATION BRIDGE FROM BURSA TO FINLAND

A new textile sector-oriented cooperation bridge was established between Turkey and Finland. It was decided to carry out joint studies at the Sustainable Textile Meeting held with the Finnish Business Delegation hosted by UTİB and UHKİB in Bursa.

The Finnish Embassy and Business Delegation (Business Finland) representatives, accompanying the Finnish Minister of Development, Cooperation, and Foreign Trade, Ville Skinnari, who came to Turkey within the scope of the signing of the Joint Economic and Trade Commission (JETCO) protocol with Turkey, met with the representatives of the textile industry in Bursa…At the Sustainable Textile Meeting, hosted by Uludağ Textile Exporters Association (UTİB) and Uludağ Clothing and Apparel Exporters Association (UHKİB), the vision for joint work was determined.

 

Turkish companies showed great interest in the meetings held between Turkey and Finland in order to contribute to the development of R&D and innovation cooperation through commercial relations, to share sectoral expertise, and to increase information exchange in the fields of circular economy.

 

AGENDA, SUSTAINABLE TEXTILE

In the meeting at Uludağ Exporters Association (UİB), where low carbon and circular economy and sustainable production issues are the main agenda items within the scope of the European Green Agreement; UTİB Chairman of the Board Pınar Taşdelen Engin, UHKİB Chairman of the Board Nüvit Gündemir, Business Finland Director Marika Ollaranta, Business Finland Turkey Representative Nilüfer Alapınar, UTİB, and UHKİB Board members and union members, as well as senior managers of textile companies in Bursa.

 

ENGİN: COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WILL DEVELOP

Stating that they aim to develop sectoral cooperation between the two countries, UTİB Chairman of the Board Pınar Taşdelen Engin said, “Our country; ranks 6th in the world and 3rd in Europe in exports. As UTİB, which specializes in many sub-groups of the textile industry such as home textiles, apparel fabrics, sportswear, and functional and technical yarns, we exported an annual value of 1.4 billion dollars. This success; innovation, up-to-date technologies, R&D projects, digitalization, and investments in design capabilities. At this point, the effective use of resources has become a policy that must be implemented in all industrial operations due to decreasing natural resources and increasing population. As UTİB, we are focused on ecological production-centered projects. Our members are both local and We also attach great importance to establishing global-based communication and coordination. We see Finland as a priority country in terms of export route,” she said.

 

‘MADE IN TURKEY’ SIGNATURE ON SUPPLY CHAIN

Noting that they focus on sustainable design for repair, reuse, and recycling, UHKİB Chairman of the Board Nüvit Gündemir said, “Our region is an important actor in strategic cooperation with global brands. This period, in which European brands re-evaluated their supply processes, allowed us to create an opportunity from the crisis. Nowadays, we were able to benefit from the prominence of the ‘Made in Turkey’ brand in the search for a safe and robust supply chain. We are determined to do our part to ensure that the momentum we have gained continues to increase. As clothing exporters, we are aware of the added value of products based on design and sustainability, both environmental and financial. It is also our top priority to encourage young people and entrepreneurs to pave the way for innovative solutions.”

 

THEY HAVE ALSO DONE FACTORY EXAMINATION

At the meeting held at UIB, the managers of Finnish companies Mirka Puputti, Petri Alava, Sini İlmonen and Olli Kahkönen made presentations on their sectoral studies. Making important statements about sustainable textile solutions in Finland, Business Finland Low Carbon Industries Program Director Marika Ollaranta said that their country is actively working to prevent climate change starting from 1990 to 2035. After the meeting, the Business Finland team held bilateral meetings with Turkish companies and also visited the Yeşim Textile factory and examined the works on site.

 

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TECHXTILE MIND-IDEA MEETINGS STARTED

A NEW ERA HAS STARTED AT TECHXTILE

 

NEW ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXCITEMENT STARTED IN TEXTILE

UTİB made a significant change in TechXtile Start-Up Challenge and transformed the organization into an entrepreneurship platform. In the first TechXtile Mind-Idea Meetings, which developed and inspired the ecosystem, the experiences of successful Start-Ups were shared.

Within the scope of TechXtile Start-Up Challenge, the most important entrepreneurship program focused on the textile industry in Turkey, ‘TechXtile Mind-Idea Meetings’, which develops and inspires the Ecosystem, and ‘Do You Have an Idea?’ It started under the moderation of its producer, Fuat Sami.

 

‘OUR DREAMS, OUR GOALS ARE ENDLESS’

Underlining that the TechXtile Start-Up Challenge has become the most important entrepreneurship program focused on the textile industry in its second year, Uludağ Textile Exporters’ Association (UTIB) Chairman of the Board Pınar Taşdelen Engin said, “As a country, we are very strong in the textile industry. Our dreams and goals are endless. With the strategy and action plan developed as a result of consultations with our stakeholders, it was decided to gather our program under one roof under the name TechXtile Platform. Now we continue on our way with a much more ambitious vision with The TechXtile Platform. We aim for TechXtile Platform to become the hub where entrepreneurship and innovations in the textile industry vertical are developed between Turkey and the countries in the nearby geography.

 

‘174 APPLICATIONS LAST YEAR INCREASED OUR EXCITEMENT’

Reminding that the deadline for projects at the Techxtile Start-up Challenge is October 24, Engin said, “Our aim in this path is to contribute to the development of our entrepreneurs and our industry and to pioneer the realization of innovative ideas in increasing competition and constantly renewing market conditions. Despite the pandemic, 174 entrepreneurs and entrepreneur candidates applied to the program last year, which increased our excitement for the future of our industry. In the third year of our competition, we want our participants to apply innovative ideas.”

 

APPLICATIONS WILL BE TAKEN INTO 2 CATEGORIES

Emphasizing that there is a very important change in TechXtile Start-Up Challenge this year, Program Coordinator Ufuk Batum said, “This year, we will receive our entrepreneurial applications under 2 categories. One is LEVEL UP, to which entrepreneurs at the idea stage will apply; the other is the SCALE-UP category, in which entrepreneurs who have passed the idea stage and have developed a product or service with commercialization and scaling potential compete. Everyone benefits from the training. He may be eliminated from the first jury, but he should get his education and come back stronger next year. Because the ecosystem expands, TechXtile expands,” he said.

 

‘WE ESTABLISHED OVERSEAS CONNECTIONS’

Ayhan Prepol, the Founder of İLTEMA, who is one of the entrepreneurs who attracted attention with his success in the Techxtile Start-Up Challenge, of which he was a 2020 finalist, and whose venture received an investment of 3 million dollars, said, “Thanks to this program, we had the opportunity to meet companies that can cooperate with us. We have established connections abroad and these connections continue. Therefore, we were able to stay in this network permanently. It is very important for entrepreneurs that it is a long-term program.”

 

‘WE INCREASED OUR CUSTOMER NUMBER’

One of the TechXtile Start-Up Challenge 2020 finalists, BREN CEO Çınar Laloğlu, made a name for himself by increasing the company’s valuation 13 times in less than a year, with an investment of 7.5 million dollars from Keiretsu Forum Turkey The most important reason for us to apply is that we focus entirely on the textile sector as an enterprise. 60 percent of our customers are on the textile side. Everything will go digital, including the textile industry. The biggest benefit we received from this program was that we reached great references in textile, and thus, the number of our customers increased even more.”

 

EXPORT CHAMPIONS  OF TEXTILE AND APPAREL ANNOUNCED!

SILKWORM EXPORT AWARDS FOUND THEIR OWNERS IN BURSA

In Bursa, 206 companies that showed export success in the textile, clothing and apparel sectors received their awards in a magnificent ceremony.

The ‘2021 Silkworm Export Awards’, organized jointly by Uludağ Textile Exporters’ Association and Uludağ Clothing and Apparel Exporters’ Association, was held at the Uludağ Exporters’ Association headquarters.

The most prestigious awards of the textile and clothing sectors, which are among the strategic sectors of Turkey with their value-added production, contribution to employment, and the net foreign exchange income they bring to the country’s economy, found their owners. Mustafa Gültepe, President of the Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BTSO) attended the 2021 Silkworm Export Awards Ceremony, jointly organized by Uludağ Textile Exporters Association (UTİB) and Uludağ Clothing and Apparel Exporters Association (UHKİB), where 206 companies were awarded. ) Chairman of the Board İbrahim Burkay, Chairman of the Board of UTİB Pınar Taşdelen Engin, Chairman of the Board of UHKİB Nüvit Gündemir, Chairman of the Board of Southeast Anatolia Exporters Unions Ahmet Fikret Kileci, Chairman of the UİB Coordinator-Uludağ Automotive Industry Exporters Association (OİB) President Baran Çelik, Uludağ Fruit and Vegetable Products Exporters Association (UMSMİB) President Özkan Kamiloğlu, Uludağ Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association (UYMSİB) President Prof. Dr. Senih Yazgan, members of the board of directors of the unions and company representatives attended. In the textile sector, Yeşim Sales Stores and Textile Factories  Inc. took the first place, as in the previous year, while Fistaş Foreign Trade Marketing Inc. and Zorlu Foreign Trade Inc. became the most successful companies. In the field of clothing and apparel, Yeşim Sales Stores and Textile Factories  Inc. EDT Foreign Trade Inc. and Öz Textile Industry and Tic. Ltd. Sti. It shared the first three places by realizing the most exports. Members of the board of directors of the unions and company representatives attended. In the textile sector, Yeşim Sales Stores and Textile Factories Inc. took the first place, as in the previous year, while Fistaş Foreign Trade Marketing Inc. and Zorlu Foreing Trade Inc. became the most successful companies. In the field of clothing and apparel, Yeşim Sales Stores and Textile Factories Inc. EDT Foreign Trade Inc. and Öz Textile Industry and Tic. Ltd. Sti. It shared the first three places by realizing the most exports. Members of the board of directors of the unions and company representatives attended. In the textile sector, Yeşim Sales Stores and Textile Factories Inc. took the first place, as in the previous year, while Fistaş Foreign Trade Marketing Inc. and Zorlu Foreign Trade Inc. became the most successful companies. In the field of clothing and apparel, Yeşim Sales Stores and Textile Factories Inc. EDT Foreign Trade Inc. and Öz Textile Industry and Tic. Ltd. Sti. It shared the first three places by realizing the most exports. and Öz Textile Industry  and Tic. Ltd. Sti. It shared the first three places by realizing the most exports. and Öz Textile Industry and Tic. Ltd. Sti. It shared the first three places by realizing the most exports.

 

‘THERE ARE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE INDUSTRY’

Expressing that they are proud to host the ceremony where successful member companies are awarded together with UTİB and noting that UHKİB, which reached an export figure of 1 billion dollars with an increase of 32 percent in 2021, broke the record of all time, UHKİB Chairman of the Board Nüvit Gündemir said, innovation is the result of investments made in brand and fashion. There are great opportunities for Turkey in textile and apparel in the coming years. For us to turn this situation into an opportunity, we need to attach importance to design and digitalization in production. In the recent period, the integration of the industry into Industry 4.0 will contribute to the competitiveness of our companies in the international arena, increase the market share and make it easier to adapt to the world.

 

‘GREEN PRODUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY’

UTİB Chairman of the Board Pınar Taşdelen Engin underlined that as the Union, they will continue to contribute to Turkish textile in 2022 and said, “We give priority to projects that will raise awareness about green production and sustainability. We will continue our efforts to include technology and innovative production methods, design innovative products, strengthen university-industry cooperation, and ultimately increase the added value in textile exports, with our TechXtile Platform, Turkey Home Textile Design Competition, and Ur-Ge projects.

 

“WE SHOULD REMOVE THE NEED FOR POSITIVE DISCRIMINATION”

President Engin, who also said that another issue that they attach importance to as UTİB is women’s employment and gender equality, said, “Our women are the pillar of this country and they should see the value they deserve in every field. I will say it at every opportunity until I see that this has turned from discourse to action in my country and that there is no need for positive discrimination. For this reason, to encourage the increase in the number of women in the sector, we have launched a special award application for the female representatives of our business world for the last two years in our Techxtile Sart-Up Challenge program. We also saw that this award encouraged our women even more. Even in 2020, when the pandemic was intense, we received 174 project applications, an increase of 66 percent compared to the previous year. 64 of the projects came from our women entrepreneurs. A woman entrepreneur won first place. We will continue to diversify such special award practices.” After his speech, Engin posed for a souvenir photo with all the female industry representatives participating in the ceremony.

 

‘BURSA DIRECTS TURKISH EXPORTS’

BTSO Chairman of the Board İbrahim Burkay also noted that Bursa was the second largest city in Turkey with an export figure of 16 billion dollars last year, despite the lack of 2 billion dollars in the automotive sector due to the chip crisis, and said, “If Bursa grows, Turkey will grow, moving towards production and exports. Our city, which attaches great importance to it, has once again demonstrated its success by giving an annual foreign trade surplus of 8 billion dollars. The textile and apparel industry not only sets trends but also has a say in world design by exporting more than 30 billion dollars. I congratulate our unions, who have made great contributions to this success, and all our companies that have accelerated Turkey’s exports.”

 

WE WILL SIGN SUCCESSFULL WORKS”

TİM President Mustafa Gültepe, who has recently taken office, said that he has been talking only about textiles for 32 years, but from now on, as TİM President, they will put a different signature on Turkey’s export future together with all sectors. Gültepe said, “The textile and clothing industry is one of the leading sectors in Turkey with an export figure of over 30 billion dollars. These two sectors lead all sector stakeholders with their successful work as well as their ability to produce common strategies and projects. We should always strive to carry our achievements forward by protecting our dynamism and motivation.” Gültepe said that Bursa is one of the most important cities in both the clothing and textile sectors. “Bursa, which has achieved great success by having a foreign trade surplus, has a special place in Turkey’s exports. In such a close synchronization with Istanbul, in an environment where distances are getting shorter, we will sign much more successful projects together.”

 

206 COMPANIES AWARDED

In the 2021 Silkworm Export Awards, where a total of 206 companies were awarded, a total of 206 companies, 148 from the textile industry and 58 from the clothing and apparel industry, were entitled to receive awards. UTIB; It awarded platinum to the top 3 exporting companies in the textile sector, gold to 13 companies, silver to 25 companies, and bronze to 26 companies, and awarded 81 companies with a ‘Certificate of Contribution to Export’ for their successful work. UHKİB, on the other hand, awarded platinum to the top 3 exporters in the clothing and apparel industry, gold to 11 companies, silver to 19 companies, and bronze to 23 companies.

 

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