Wedoany.com Report-Dec.4, Türkiye's textile and apparel sector recorded exports of $21.8 billion during January–October 2025, down 4% from $22.7 billion in the same period of 2024. Within the sector, textile and raw materials exports rose 0.4% year-on-year, while apparel and garment exports fell 7.4%.

The sector's share in Türkiye's total exports, which grew from $216.1 billion to $224.6 billion, stood at 9.7%.

Production capacity utilisation declined notably: the textile mills operated at 68.5% in October 2025 (down from 72.2% a year earlier), while apparel manufacturers recorded 74.2%.

The European Union remained the largest export market with a 41% share, although sales to the bloc dipped 0.7% to $3.901 billion. Africa, the second-largest destination with a 13.5% share, posted strong 15.7% growth, reaching $1.284 billion. Exports to former Eastern Bloc countries, holding a 12.2% value share, dropped 12% to $1.163 billion.

Among individual countries, the top five textile export markets were Italy, the United States, Germany, Spain, and Egypt. Egypt registered the highest growth at 27.1%, while Russia saw the steepest decline at 19.7%.

By product category, technical textiles led with 4.5% growth. Woven fabrics recorded a marginal 0.02% increase, and yarn exports rose 1.6%. Fiber products grew 6.5%, whereas knitted fabrics fell 9.1%.

In the apparel segment, knitted products maintained the largest share at 53% ($7.395 billion), followed by woven apparel at 35% ($4.860 billion) and ready-made garments at 12% ($1.662 billion).

The sector continues to face pressure from rising input costs, currency volatility, and reduced competitiveness, contributing to lower capacity utilisation and a contraction in overall export performance compared with the previous year.