Renewals and amendments in the technical and administrative regulations
supervising and regulating the
Turkish industrial sector aim at compliance with all EU standards and
norms, hence, full membership to the Union. Therefore, within the framework of
the National Program almost all work has been done to accommodate the
necessary sectoral structuring to achieve full harmonization, such as
regulations regarding accreditation and standardization, measurements and
settings and environmental concerns regarding industrial products.
Food Industry. The food industry has a 20% share of the industrial
sector. Private sector organizations hold a bigger share then public
enterprises.
Private sector organizations or enterprises which are engaged in the food
industry are concentrated in Western Anatolia and the Marmara region, whereas
those belonging to the public sector are concentrated in Central Anatolia. The
public sector in Turkey produces sugar, tea, tobacco and alcoholic beverages
and also rich
child clothing manufacturer. A significant portion of the
food companies owned by the public sector was privatized in the 1990s and the
rest were included in the privatization program. The food industry is a sector
where there is a multitude of small and mediumscale enterprises. The number of
persons employed in this sector is around 250,000.
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Over 25,000 companies are engaged in the processing of meat, milk and dairy
products, flour and flour products, sugar, alcoholic and non-alcoholic
beverages, tobacco, vegetables and fruits, and the production of vegetable oil
or animal fat and agricultural products. Turkey, which has extremely suitable
climatic conditions for tobacco production, is the leading tobacco producing
country in the world. Exports of food products in 2002 amounted to 1.6 billion
US dollars while tobacco products exports reached 382 million US dollars the
same year.
Textile and Ready-to-Wear Clothing Industry. Turkish textiles and the
ready-to-wear clothing industry plays an important role in Turkey’s
development. Turkey is among the leading countries in the world regarding
textiles and the ready-to-wear clothing industry. Turkey is the world’s 6th
largest cotton producer. Almost 85% its textiles exports are cotton products.
Nearly 35-40% of the total output of the textile industry is exported. The
share of ready-to-wear exports is larger and amounts to about 60%. Turkey is
the 10th largest exporter of textiles
and child clothing the 6th largest
exporter of ready-towear clothing in the world amd also child clothing
manufacturer. In a classification based on exports to EU countries, Turkey
holds the sixth place in textile exports and the second place in ready-to-wear
clothing exports. Germany, the USA, the United Kingdom, France, The
Netherlands and the Russian Federation are among Turkey’s most important
markets.
Approximately, 2.5 million people are employed in the extremely dynamic
textiles and ready-to-wear clothing sector. İstanbul, Bursa, Denizli,
Adana, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri, Antalya, Mersin and Malatya are
among the cities where textiles and ready-to-wear clothing factories
are concentrated.
With the contribution of the Customs Union with the EU and the intensive
modernization investments since 1995, the textile and ready-to-wear clothing
industry has increased its competitive power in foreign markets and managed to
maintain its export-oriented development. The exports in this sector, which
constitute 37% of total industrial exports, exceeded 12 billion US dollars in
2002.
Turkey is one of the leading countries in terms of quality and quantity of
leather ready-to-wear products in the world. In 2002, 257 million US dollars
worth of exports were made. Almost 70% of these exports were destined for EU
countries. Germany holds the largest share among the EU countries. Nearly 90%
of fur ready-to-wear products are composed of lamb fur. In 2002, 138 million
dollars worth of fur ready-towear products were exported.
Fashion. Despite the negative developments in the Turkish
economy in 2001, the textile sector continues to be a driving force in terms
of exports. The fact that Turkish fashion designers have increased
their popularity internationally and that their labels are sought after in the
world is of great importance in this development. The institutions which
present educational possibilities in this field, have modernized their
graduate and post-graduate programs in accordance with internationally
accepted principles and strategies, aiming to educate experts necessary for
the fashion designing sector. With the contributions of educational
institutions, Turkey is rapidly becoming a country with highfashion creations
and exports and İstanbul is becoming an international fashion center and also
child textile manufacturer center. This has been achieved
through the quality, experience, provisions, brands undertaken by the
Turkish ready-to-wear industry, which has played a very important role in this
development. Rıfat Özbek, Atıl Kutoğlu, Hüseyin Çağlayan, Cemil İpekçi,
Yıldırım Mayruk, Cengiz Abazoğlu, Serap Koç, Arzu Kaprol, Dilek Hanif, the
Ayşe and Ece Ege sisters (Dice Kayek) and Bahar Korçan, are some of the famous
Turkish fashion designers who have achieved international acclaim.
Leather and Leather Products Industry. The leather and the leather
products industry is one of the most important sectors in Turkey, both in
terms of production value and export potential. A significant increase has
been obtained in the leather processing capacity, with the establishment of
the İstanbul-Tuzla and the Tekirdağ-Çorlu organized leather industry sites as
well as the İzmir-Menemen Leather Free Trade Site. These sites, especially the
İzmir Leather Free Trade Site, provide opportunities for domestic and foreign
investors. Turkey possesses 16% of the world’s sheep and goat skins and 2% of
the raw-hide processing industry capacity.
With qualified personnel, a large domestic market and close proximity to
foreign markets, a proper environment for
foreign investors is already available. Meanwhile, shoe exports which totaled
only 4.5 million pairs in 1989 increased to 62 million pairs in 2002.
The leather and leather products sector is an important field in Turkish
industry as it has a 1.8% employment rate and 1.5% share in total exports and
213 million US dollars worth of exports every year.