Fashion designer Belma Özdemir analysed more than 500 booths at the seventh edition of sourcing fair Texhibition in Istanbul. She focused on trends, colours and quality, creating two trend areas based on her findings, with three concepts each. These six SS26 concepts demonstrate how manufacturers and designers are shaping the future of fashion...
14 Mar 2025
Turkey is a strong export country. Foreign sales of textiles, raw materials and clothing play a crucial role in the national economy. In 2024, the sector generated around 7 percent of the country's total employment. Exports of textiles and ready-made clothing were worth 32.1 billion dollars (29.41 billion euros). On the world market, Turkey...
11 Mar 2025
The denim trends presentation at the latest edition of sourcing fair Texhibition in Istanbul had a distinct subtitle - Indigo AI. Here, fabrics designed by artificial intelligence took center stage, showcasing the versatility and innovation that machine learning can bring to the fashion palette. More and more designers include these futuristic...
26 Sept 2024
The sixth edition of sourcing fair Texhibition Istanbul took place from 11th to 13th September 2024 at the city's exhibition centre near Atatürk Airport. All three days were well attended - according to official figures, almost 24,600 trade visitors attended; about the same number as at the March edition. A good 25 percent of (6,488) came from...
25 Sept 2024
From 6 to 8 March 2024, Texhibition Istanbul brought together 25,752 visitors from 112 countries and 560 exhibitors of fabrics and accessories for the spring/summer 2025 collections. The fifth edition of the fair offered the opportunity to discover the most important materials produced by Turkish companies as well as a new denim area. It was...
18 Mar 2024
• The fifth edition of Texhibition Istanbul will take place from 6 to 8 March at the Istanbul Expo Center • Over 35,000 square metres in five halls, around 560 exhibitors will be presenting a wide range of products such as woven goods, knitwear, denim, accessories, imitation leather • Over 30,000 trade visitors are expected from more than 100...
4 Mar 2024
The Guide to Sustainability in the Textile Industry, published by the Istanbul Textile and Raw Materials Exporters’ Association (İTHİB) in 2022, has recently been updated. It was created to ensure that the textile industry supports the sustainability vision and increases its competencies along all its sub industries like yarn, fabrics,...
5 Dec 2023
The fourth edition of the Texhibition sourcing fair in Istanbul took place from September 13th to 15th at the city's exhibition center near Atatürk Airport. All three days were lively and the fair was well attended. According to official figures, 7,000 visitors were registered on the first day; 5,000 of them from Turkey and 2,000 from abroad. In...
25 Sept 2023
Can the Turkish textile industry become the focal point of the European textile market? If the organisers of the Texhibition Istanbul Fabric and Textile Accessories Fair have their way, the sourcing fair and thus the country's textile production is to move further into the global spotlight. Just two weeks prior to the event, which took place in...
7 Apr 2023