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Fabric led Southeast Türkiye’s textile exports at $731.9 million
Southeast Anatolia shipped 593,630 tonnes of textile products to 187 countries from January through September 2026, generating $2 billion 716 million 887 thousand in export revenue. Among the product groups, fabric ranked first with exports worth $731 million 861 thousand and a 26.9% share.
Southeast Anatolia shipped 593,630 tonnes of textile products to 187 countries from January through September 2026. The region’s textile exports rose by 1.8% in volume and 8% in value during this period, reaching $2 billion 716 million 887 thousand.
Fabric exports ranked first
Fabric ranked first among the product groups, accounting for 26.9% of total exports. Fabric exports rose by 5.3% to $731 million 861 thousand.
Yarn exports increased by 9.8% to $680 million 798 thousand, accounting for 25.1% of total exports. The fiber group generated $150 million 647 thousand in exports, representing a 5.5% share.
Within the fabric group, nonwoven fabrics recorded the highest exports, rising by 8.2% to $536 million 793 thousand. Knitted fabric exports fell by 18.3% to $111 million 618 thousand, while woven fabric exports totaled $83 million 449 thousand.
Poly yarn led yarn exports
Poly yarn ranked first in the yarn group, with exports worth $232 million 78 thousand. Exports of this product declined by 1%.
Exports of other yarns rose by 22.8% to $221 million 13 thousand, while cotton yarn exports increased by 26.8% to $172 million 190 thousand. Acrylic yarn exports fell by 20.7% to $55 million 517 thousand.
Iraq became the largest export market
Iraq was the region’s largest textile export market, with exports worth $255 million 870 thousand. Exports to Iraq rose by 2.1% compared with the same period last year.
The United Kingdom ranked second, with exports worth $238 million 267 thousand, up 3.6%. Textile exports to Syria increased by 38.6% to $202 million 109 thousand.
Sales to Egypt, Germany, Bangladesh and China also increased among the region’s 20 largest export destinations. Exports to Egypt rose by 38.8% to $113 million 259 thousand, while exports to Germany increased by 17% to $108 million 770 thousand.
Textile exports to Bangladesh increased by 79% to $63 million 768 thousand, while exports to China rose by 93.8% to $41 million 24 thousand.
Gaziantep ranked first in exports
At the provincial level, Gaziantep ranked first among the provinces in the region, with textile exports rising by 6.2% to $1 billion 225 million 838 thousand. Kahramanmaraş’s exports fell by 4.9% to $569 million 955 thousand.
Şanlıurfa’s textile exports rose by 102.8% to $50 million 435 thousand.
Green transformation is on the sector’s agenda
Mete Akcan, chairman of the Southeast Anatolia Textile and Raw Materials Exporters’ Association, said textiles are an important sector for the region. Akcan said strong results had been achieved in yarn, fabric and fiber.
Akcan said the sector needed to comply with the European Green Deal and carbon footprint regulations in the coming period. He said producing products alone would not be sufficient in textiles and that sustainable, measurable and value-added products would become increasingly important.
Akcan said being one of the world’s major suppliers in textile exports strengthened the region’s position and that opportunities, particularly in the European market, would continue if preparations were made for 2030.
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