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Founder In the name of Creative Director Uludağ Textile Exporters’ Association (UTIB) Çağrı Çankaya Pınar Taşdelen Engin Berkay Şahin Managing Director Editor in Chief Betül Varel Ayça Kandemiroğlu Advisory Board Digital Editor Osman Nuri Canik Ali YURTSEVEN Ali Ay Translations Yusuf Ateş Neslihan Yakut Halil Ersan Özsoy Advertising Sales Director Aslı Türkün Karaçor KALYON MEDYA2 Mustafa Tezyaparlar Haluk Ogan Place of Management Address ULUDAG TEXTILE EXPORTERS’ ASSOCIATION Konak Mh. Lefkoşa Cd. Organize Sanayi Bölgesi 2. Gelişim Sahası Kahverengi Cd. No.10/A D.14 Nilüfer/BURSA No. 11 16140 Nilüfer/Bursa/Turkey Phone. 0224 452 10 50 Phone. 0224 219 10 19 Fax. 0224 219 10 99 Fax. 0224 452 10 54 Web. www.uib.org.tr E-mail. [email protected] [email protected] www.kalyonmedya.com.tr Production Print KALYON MEDYA Star Matbaa +90 224 452 10 50 www.starmatbaacilik.com Publishing Director 4 times a year Betül Varel Copyright; All rights reserved. No part of the Publishing Coordinator material protected by this copyright notice Çağrı Çankaya may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without written permissions from the publisher. TFF Magazine does not take any responsibility for any written content We are thankful for his supports for the cover art to fashion designer Emre Erdemoğlu.

CONTENTS In the interview where We have conducted Mr.Ibrahim Burkay, the an interview about Chairman of BTSO Design Week Turkey, and UTIB, evaluates Turkey's Brand in the export revenues of Design, with Mr. Bursa and Turkey and Mehmet Büyükekşi, explains the gained TIM's President. investments in Bursa, BTSO's plans for 2018 were touched. 3 In his Spring / Summer Collection of 2018, Emre Erdemoğlu presented fashion lovers the 15 songs of Aysel Gürel by painting each seperately on his collections.SARAR “From Tailor Shop, to World Trends” Stepped into the industry in 1971, nowadays stands as a textile giant producing the world's best quality shirt fabric.

046TFF MAGAZINE JANUARY İBRAHİM BURKAY Chairman Of The Board Of Directors Uludağ Textile Exporters Association Chairman Of The Board Of Directors Bursa Chamber Of Commerce And

mPreesssidaegnet..’s.““Turkey, being TFF MAGAZINE JANUARY Europe's largest textile manufacturer, is also Europes’ biggest garment supplier. 057 In order to raise the level of prosperity in our country, there and our targets, we are ranked third in the export of denim is no doubt that the intensified production, higher employ- and fourth in the export of home textiles. ment and higher value-added export activities have In the field of textile, re-gaining momentum in economy yielded its fruits in the year 2017.. We have strongly repre- and among the strategic sectors of Turkey, we take firm sented our country in the world with the national participa- steps towards our goals. While carrying out our new tions that we realized in 2017 as UTİB. We have provided projects so that our textile and ready-to-wear industries, new business connections to our members through our one of the locomotives of Turkey’s economy, from the past sectoral trade and procurement delegations. Through to the present day, will sign for new accomplishments, we these fairs we have participated in, such as; Premiere are pursuing our sector-oriented efforts at full speed. At Vision New York, Denim Premiere Vision, Intertextile this point, we will keep bringing our sector representatives Shanghai Home Textiles, Hemtextil Russia and Heimtextil together with the producers around the world and will Frankfurt fairs, we firmly believe that we strongly repre- contribute to the city’s and country's economy through the sented our industrial strength all over the world. procurement committee organization to be held between Our ready-to-wear sector, which closed the year 2017 27-31 March, 2018 and activities we will be organizing with a remarkable success, presented $ 25 billion export throughout the year. Our sector representatives will support to the development thrust of our country. Turkey, continue to play an active role in achieving our country's being Europe's largest textile manufacturer, is also targets by the new year with instensified production, Europes’ biggest garment supplier. It is important to employment and export thrusts. express that our country also has a privileged framework in the world. Currently, we are one of the seven largest countries in the world in both textile and ready-to-wear industries on a global scale. Thanks to the strong steps we have taken in the direction of our investments in the sector

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utibnewsPremiere Visitors lined up to have this experienceVision through virtual reality glasses.New York All these activities aroused a great deal of interest from American visitors.18/19 07 9TFF MAGAZINE JANUARYJuly2017Premiere Vision New York and IndigoNew York met with 4500 visitors on18-19 July 2017 at Pier 94. 43 Turkishexhibitors took their places at the show.National participation organizations ofUludag Textile Exporters associationstill continue in Premiere Vision Shows.Aim of these organizations is toincrease exports of Turkey and tosupport and promote Turkish manu-facturers.In this edition, UTIB built a TurkeyCountry Lounge with the support ofMinistry of Economy. The loungeintroduced Turkish textile sector andTurkish culture to the USA in addition tothe concept of “Turkey Discover thePotential.”Exhibitor products were also put ondisplay at the Turkey stand by Ameri-can curator Keren Ben-Horin in orderto offer visitors to see the uniqueTurkish fabrics at a closer place.The Turkey stand also underlinedTurkey’s technological power by videopresentation of Turkish textile sector’spromotional recordings watched withreality glasses.

PDreenmimière PVaisriiosn 14/15TFF MAGAZINE JANUARY Led by UTIB, 15 Turkish exhibitors Nov operating in the fields of denim fabric, The Denim Potential 2017 finished products and accessories participated in Denim Premiere Vision The denim industry as an important *UTIB’s goal is to Fair held in Paris, France, 14-15 part of it has been improved signifi- support Turkish November 2017. cantly in last decade, since the Turkish innovation and denim fabric and manufacturing have creativity in international Building up a Turkey country booth had a significant role in the world’s platforms. To UTIB rendered services to exhibitors denim markets. Today, the Turkish and offered promotional services to the denim industry has competitive180 accomplish this, visitors. advantages in international markets, UTIB organized a particularly in terms of its innovation, special booth to promote key UTIB also organized a working lunch creativity, design, collections and the players who shifted inviting editors of world famous denim quality. In addition to its well-developed Turkish denim magazines and domestic press structure, it employs a highly skilled industry to its member of France. These included labor force. Also, the Turkish denim leading position WGSN, WWD, JNC, TextilWirtschaft, industry has great flexibility and ability Sportswear International, etc. to adapt itself to new technologies. This ability allows the industry to reduce its Since its premiere edition in 2007, reaction time to changes in consumer Denim Première Vision has affirmed demand in international markets. All itself as a driving force for the these features have enabled Turkish international denim community. fabric manufacturers and exporters to earn a good reputation in international Each season for the last 10 years, the markets. show has reinvented itself to better While technology-intensive production meet the needs of a demanding and is getting widespread in the world, versatile industry, and the expectations production volume of the denim sector of brands and of consumers in the is gradually increasing through indus- constant quest for what’s exclusive and trial policies and investments that are inspiring. being developed.

Premiere VisionUPCOMING ORGANIZATIONS utibnewsNew York16/17Jan2018 TEXWORLD PARIS 11/14 FEBRUARY 2018 More than 850 exhibitors will attend Texworld Paris which will held 11-14 TFF MAGAZINE JANUARY February 2018 at Paris Le Bourget in33 Turkish exhibitors will take their France. 11th of February, the first day ofplaces at the show. According to verypositive comments on Turkey Country the show, will be on Sunday. ThisLounge Area at last edition, UTIB willbuilt a Turkey Country Lounge to edition visitors can have a chance to 191introduced Turkish textile sector and visit the fair on Sunday.Turkish culture to the USA again. UTIB will have a magazine stand toIn this edition, visitors may have achance to visit a florist from antiace represent Turkish Textile Sector. It is aIstanbul. Exhibitor products will bedisplayed in galvanised vases as very important platform to introduceflowers. Visitors can smell Turkishcoffee while discovering Turkish Turkish Textile. Many interviews with theculture and Turkish Textile sector.Turkish textile sector’s history will be producers, latest news from Turkishexperiaced from its virtual reality film.Tastes from Turkish Cusine will be Textile Sector, Interviews with thepresented at Discover the PotentialCountry Lounge. This organization will famous designers, trends, and freshbe a virtual feast and a must see evetat Premiere Vision New York show. topics can be read from TFF MAGAZINE. TEXWORLD PARIS 11/14 FEBRUARY 2018 UTIB (Uludag Textile Exporters’ Association) will take a place in Premiere Vision Paris fair in the press village area to distribute our magazine. You can visit our magazine stand for to get latest news about Turkish textile sector by Turkish Fashion Fabrics Magazine. Premiere Vision meet all the expectations in its each Show. You may have a chance to visit Turkish Fashion Fabrics producers’ stands while reading their interview from our magazine

THE WORLD'S Receiving the title of Turkey's 671. R&D With \"Smart Glove\" project, which will FIRST SMART Center in October by 2017, the company, be transferred to future generations of SUIT DRESS which realized 2 patent applications in the firm, the right product-control flow is IS FROM the center of Reisoğlu İpekyolu R&D miraculously provided thanks to the REİSOĞLU Center, is currently working on 6 barcode embedded in the glove and the İPLİK significant projects. software behind it in factories with high number of workers or operators. Currently, 22 people are employed in the The company will produce smart gloves R & D center of the company, which that will be able to use in smart jacket divides 6 percent of it’s total and industry at first, and later will gain a endorsements into R & D investments. new product in the sector with barcode technology on the glove. The right control flow is now possible with \"Smart Glove\"...1102TFF MAGAZINE JANUARY It is a known fact that grabing and scanning a barcode device takes a great Reisoğlu İplik headed to deal of time in factories where smart casual products production is dense and employment is with its strategic great. However thanks to this system partnership in June. With developed by the company,it is made a partnership with Thread possible to actualize all of these In Motion, the company operations in an action flick through the has started to produce glove. With this product, which will save smart suits and gloves considerable amount of time in through conductive yarn production, costs will be reduced, technology. At the same production will be accelerated and a new time, the company breath will be brought to the industry. attaches great importance to R & D investments.

Like a scene from James BondFilms: Smart Suit Dress ...The world's first smart suit is integratedwith the mobile phone. Thanks to thepanel that can be placed in the arm ofthe smart suit, 6 different \"gestures\" as tomessage reception, telephone reception,music player control, sound and mutecan also be controlled by touch-sensitivefeature. You can answer your calls, writemessages, put your phone on silentmode, control the music playing, look atdaily weather, or daily exchange ratethrough the device in the right arm ofjacket. The smart jacket is aimed to bepresented with a suitable infrastructurethat can work with both IOS and Androiddevices.The company, negotiating with one of The company, which will produce more ‘’We have to increase our unit value in TFF MAGAZINE JANUARYTurkey's largest suit brand, aims to technological sub-base products in export as Turkish Textile sector and aparticipate Heimtextil, the Las Vegas textile field, aims to increase its unit firm by producing more technologicalTechnology Fair (CES), London Textile value in exports. sub-base products in the field ofFair, Texworld, Evteks, Proposte and textile. To come to a climax as aMunich Weartex Fairs in 2018 in an Reisoğlu İplik’s Executive Vice President country at the level ofattempt to announcing its works on Sait Yilmaz summarizes his views on the contemporaneous civilizations, it is asmart textiles to foreign customers. issue as follows: must to render the exported products value-added. We, as Reisoğlu İplik,Reisoğlu İplik has actualized 45% of its are planning to actualize our share in 113investments planned in 2017 and is this task through the works in thecurrently undergoing revisions in the field of Smart Textile.’’machine park.The company, foreseeing an 8 percentgrowth by the end of 2017, keepsproducing with a capacity of 7.6million meters per year in a closedarea of 30 thousand square meterstogether with a team of 198 people.The company, which continues tomanufacture curtains, upholsteryfabrics, home textiles and ladies'clothing fabrics in a conventionalmanner, aims to head to technicaltextiles by 2018.The company, which is now working on atechnology that can take data fromfabrics using conductive threads, plansto create a band to integrate textile andmass production along with itsequipment capasity. Reisoğlu İplik, beingTurkey's single and current player in thesmart textile, will meet the production ofthese products by itself in the directionof the patents it receives.

EKOTEN GENERATES SOLUTIONS As a fully integrated facility with paint, printing, finishing and WITH CUPRO FABRIC COLLECTIONS quality control departments, FOR THE MODERN WORLD Ekoten, a well-established Ekoten Textile, Turkey's and Europe's company in İzmir, created a new principle in fabric production largest and most prestigious knitted while creating a difference in the sector through its innovative and fabric manufacturer and a pioneering high value added fabrics. EKOTEN, organization in the field with both the produces solutions to the world of use of the latest technology and fashion via cupro fabric collection research and development activities, that is produced in the first knitted fabric segment of Turkey. has been giving direction to knitting The company that has been fashion since the 1980s. producing Cupro fabrics since 2016, which is preferred in theTFF MAGAZINE JANUARY textile sector, with its comfortable and well-loved appearance in interior and exterior apparel products, where healthy life style getting trendy in the textile142 industry globally, is strenghtening its position in the sector. created a new principle in fabric production while creating a difference in the sector through its innovative and high value added fabrics. Cupro qualities which are the sought-afters of the collections, are of the kinds where designers can easily use in men's and women's wear. Ecoten, supporting its investments with the latest technological machinery in order to protect its efforts to become a pioneer in the production of Cupro fabrics that is obtained from fibers around the cotton core, which is one step ahead of other fibers with its softness, shine, silky and skin friendly structure, ideally recycles to nature in return.

emr group’s motto for 2018:MORE INNOVATION,PRODUCTION AND EMPLOYMENTParticipating in Premiere Vision Paris 135TFF MAGAZINE JANUARYand Istanbul fairs, EMR Fermuar ispresently continuing its innovativeapproach in the eye of such fairs. Thecompany, responding to the needs ofparticular sectors with its innovativezippers developed for denim, shoe,leather, home textile, children, dressy,outdoor and defense industry sectors,continuously improves in innovation anddesign infrastructure.EMR Fermuar, is also highly demandeddue to its high durability hook and loopfasteners, flameproof zippers andspecial plastic accents developed forthe defense industry. In the futureinvestements of the company, there areproducts towards defense industry.The company, which have had great demand for special products, prepared forthe target sectors, has closed the year 2017 very intensly and actively.Increasing the brand awareness and nominal number in 2017, EMR Group hasalso accelerated training activities for its employees in order to raise thequality standard.Achieving significant progress in prod- EMR Group General Manageructs such as buttons, narrow weaving, Ömer Özpehlivan summarizeshook and loop fasteners and accessory his viewpoint for 2018 as such:products, EMR continues to be a primerin terms of production and diversity in ‘’Our industry is irrefutably the greatest power of Turkey’sthe accessories sector. This corporation garment industry. In this sense, it progress and developsconstantly raises its product range and in accordance with the growth of garment industry. Beinginternal quality awareness, while a company, that producing many sub-product groupsattracting global garment companies. belonging to the industry, we are constantly innovatingGetting prepared more intensively for and developing our production infrastructure and invest-the year 2018, the company will get ing in machinery technology. I think we have a long roadback on the road with the motto of ahead of us in garment sub-industry as a globally recog-more innovation, production, employ- nized and known sector of products. Our sectoral firmsment and growth. act within this concious and intensify our country's acrretion value.’’

TFF MAGAZINE JANUARY TFF MAGAZINE TEAM: In ''news from us'' section, we have sherlocked on the issues such as; PV New York participants, significant textile exporters, who establihed a worldwide presence and the elements to be foregrounded in 2019 SS creations and the developments they think to stand out with the coming new year. We have tried to shed light on the research and innovation studies and innovative solutions that the industry has offered, while examining the projects and studies regarding psychotropical flow to be offered to PV New York by firms with our mini interviews. PVNY146 PREMIERE VISION NEW YORK

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////PREMIERE VISION NEW YORK What will be the forefront of your areas to catch global trends in time. Fashion fairs give aTFF MAGAZINE JANUARY collections during the 2017- 2019 SS? chance to be at the right place at the right time to meet customers with our product range. Nowadays, it is not enough With all the experience and the passion of the search for to prepare seasonal collections as autumn/winter and better, Altınyıldız proudly presents the summit of innovation; spring/summer. We should keep our creativity always fresh Urbanware Wonderwool by Altınyıldız. and keep updated our customers with pre-collections. We are17 Would you please tell us about innovative also considering to add Holiday collection in 2018. 15 products of your company? What will be the developments in your sector that will take importance in 2018? Altınyıldız, created the perfect durable Cordura-Combat Wool We believe that Innovation and sustainability will be fabric for a sharp look, casual style, sporty vibe or relaxed pioneering to future of fashion. look by combining wool and high performance nylon 6.6 fiber. Is there any special project you prepared Cordura-Combat Wool fabrics feature the tradition and for PV New York? comfort of wool and the heritage of the Cordura brand which We aim to present innovative qualities every season and has proven performance in some of the world’s toughest Cordura-Combat Wool fabric is one of them. environments. The ultimate fabric for the urban athlete who has to run all day between meetings, clients, daily routines and cannot compromise on his outfit. Urbanware is durable, easy to care, wrinkle-free, long lasting and resistant to abrasitionons, tears and scuffs. Which promotional activities do you think are useful for increasing exports? Fashion is a fast-paced world, where trend rules and strategy counts. It is important to understand customer expectations and needs, so customer visits give us an opportunity to learn their requests. Of course fashion fairs one of the important Derya Gülen - Textiles Sales&Marketing Assistant Director

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////PREMIERE VISION NEW YORKWhat will be the forefront of your Is there any products belongs to TFF MAGAZINE JANUARYcollections during the 2017- 2019 SS? Psychotropical trend?We can not look at the fashion in long term due to fast fashion ANTIK DANTEL is always developing and improving newworldwide and we consider that it is not true if you want to be techniques. Pshychotropical fabrics will also be one the mostalways in fashion. important topic of ANTIK DANTEL in 2018.16 Would you please tell us about innovative 18products of your company?As Antik Dantel we always open to create new designs withnew techniques such as recycle fabrics, mixed compositionswith cotton, polyester, nylon combinations, bicolored designscould be innovative products of us.Which promotional activities do you thinkare useful for increasing exports?Mainly and most importantly exhibitions are very importantin order to increase the export in all around the world. ANTIKDANTEL is already exhibiting at many exhibitions in France,UK, USA, Germany, Poland etc. However social media andadvertising is also very effective to enhance the businesswhich we highly support.What will be the developments in yoursector that will take importance in 2018?Fashion is continuously changing in fast way. So its difficultto say improvements and developments in long term. ANTIKDANTEL is developing itself by creating new techniques eachday.Özgen Yavuzşen - Sales & Marketing Manager

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////PREMIERE VISION NEW YORK What will be the forefront of yourTFF MAGAZINE JANUARY 17 collections during the 2017- 2019 SS? In the new summer collection we are focused on linen&tencel mixtures with microstructures and softer handfeels. Yarn dyed and Printed Stripes and checks will also be popular in8 19 next summer. We believe that the demand on seersuckers and fabrics with nope yarns will increase too. Would you please tell us about innovative products of your company? Bezsan is mainly specialized in mixtures with cotton. We can offer our clients a wide variety of products for different needs such as cotton-polyamide (for high performance and easycare), cotton-tencel & cotton-viscose (for softer and richer handfeel),cotton-polyester (for price oriented high fashion) and cotton-linen (for more natural handfeel with linen effect). Our goal is increasing our range while we keep our quality at the same level. What will be the developments in your sector that will take importance in 2018? 2018 will be a tough year for textile sector as the competition will be stiffer between fashion brands and between their suppliers. The giants of sector have completed their growth and this will force all individuals in sector to be more innovative and to give better service to their clients. The increase in online sales will have an dramatic affect on sector too. All brands in all sectors including Textile will have to evolve themselves to this direction. H. Engin Akçay - Member of Board

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////PREMIERE VISION NEW YORK What will be the forefront of your What will be the developments in your 20TFF MAGAZINE JANUARY collections during the 2017- 2019 SS? sector that will take importance in 2018? BTD Textile’s 2019 SS collection embodies qualities that are The demand for luxurious but yet comfortable fabrics and made with natural and synthetic fibers, different blends and garments are at the forefront of the 2018 fashion industry. Use compositions of poly/viscose, 100% polyester, cotton/viscose, of contrast colors and different design patterns are also going to be important.18 poly/vis/cot, cotton/linen, cotton/tencel and cotton/modal fibers.The general look of the collection is nude, natural and softcolors. Where dark colors are used, they are quite deep.Contrast and neon colors are also used as highlights.Clean finishes, crepe, compact, drapy and cool touches arequite strong this season.Would you please tell us about innovativeproducts of your company?Especially this SS ’19 collection, we are investing in qualitieswith recycled polyester as a conscious firm especially whenthe world is also moving towards more conscious times. Weare putting emphasis on our sustainable products that arecomposed of BCI cotton and recycled polyester.Which promotional activities do you thinkare useful for increasing exports?In general, the events that the Turkish Textile’s Associationholds at fabric shows are a good way to bring diverse crowdstogether. Online advertisements, Skylife ads are alsoimportant to introduce and demonstrate Turkish mills.Especially billboards on key locations at major textile fairslike PV is very important to get Turkish textile companiesexposed.Hatice Bilici - Sales & Marketing Coordinator

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////PREMIERE VISION NEW YORKTFF MAGAZINE JANUARY What will be the forefront of your the many technological possibilities, we make our fabric collections during the 2017- 2019 SS? presentations easy and accessible. we provide to our customer with social media accounts,web site, our special It is a complete discovery of fashion that the S18-19 season application to reach our fabric libraries. has shown us. Creativity, responsibility and respect that come What will be the developments in your with new ideas are the things that need to be taken into0 21 consideration. Satin and satin-inspired effects, viscos, gloss sector that will take importance in 2018? 19 and shine even on everyday fabrics. Attractive shine especially in fine jacquard suitable for summer. Against The great influence of the digital world and technology will be conventions and that will opt. out for yellow instead of the reflected on the fabrics. We produce fabrics that emphasize more obsolete pink. Fantastic knitted, new textures, dobbies that biological and chemical changes are not accepted and and designs are followed our collections. that the essential is \"naturalness and reality”. In this Would you please tell us about innovative direction and from the analysis of the portrait of now-a-days consumers, new basic concepts drive the market trends and products of your company? in particular for the SS 19collection. Especially this season, we are investing in qualities with Is there any special project you prepared natural. our most exclusive qualities are cupro and High-Tech for PV New York? Lyocell. Cupro has been created for the new values of beautiful fashion. Fabrics are built on a cool, sensual We will be at pv newyork with our ss19 collections which will aesthetic combined with responsible, innovation and give direction to the future fashion. versatility that perfectly matches contemporary, consumer’s Do you have fabrics that you produce for desires. we support our investments in this area with many the psychotropic trend? new machinery. Also High-Tech Lyocell Fabrics are the leading player in their sector not only because they are easy Nowadays, trend movement is in the direction of to care but also because of their total moisture transfer psychotropical and In terms of we have full compatibility properties with perfect drape for the softest garment in the with fashion in many of our fabrics we process this theme. world!Super soft with unique fluidity our features High-Tech What nature has given us, we give you back after processing Lyocell fabrics are natural and environmentally friendly. in the best way possible with our printed qualities, techno Which promotional activities do you think jacquard fabrics. are useful for increasing exports? The beauty of nature will be visualized even in the city with a Digital media is becoming increasingly important. Thanks to movement in the “lifestyle” of living “green” as terrarium, Hülya Aksu - Fabric Development & Marketing Manager many green areas, gardens and sustainable “mind set”

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////PREMIERE VISION NEW YORK What will be the forefront of your Which promotional activities do you think 22TFF MAGAZINE JANUARY collections during the 2017- 2019 SS? are useful for increasing exports? We’ve prepared plenty of plains and jacquards fabrics that Turkish producers have developed the potential to make could be used in different types of garments such as blouses, better designs and produce higher quality fabrics. I personally skirts, dresses, jackets etc. The main concept in our head believe that there is enough demand from the market and incentives from the government to focus more on R&D and20 while preparing the collection was “natural”. We’ve followed create collections that really make a change. But there is not the global trend of going back to the nature with our products enough information available about these incentives. What composed of cotton and linen. Other than that, we have used we believe in Ezgi Textile is that a competitor that gives better special yarns to achieve more value added fabrics. While service to their clients is not only helping themselves, but also drawing the designs of our fabrics, we tried to achieve vibrant helping the overall brand image of Turkey, which in return simple and gentle grace designs. We’ve used embossed pulls the market potential of all the Turkish producers to a surfaces, which helped us achieve optical illusions that make higher level. the fabric look like there are contrasts occurring due to change in light. For colors, we’ve used intensive and fresh What will be the developments in your colors, and we’ve tried to smoothen the color transitions. sector that will take importance in 2018? Would you please tell us about innovative Industry 4.0. When the digital revolution in the way that products of your company? people live will eventually ripple to the way that companies work; the companies and managers that understand how to One of the most innovative products of Ezgi Textile is the incorporate digital capabilities into their production will have bundled items that we just started to produce, that include a advantage over their quality and costs. jacquard and plain fabric, that could be combined in the same garment. The idea behind this was to think from the Is there any special project you prepared customer’s point of view, and offer them a unique package to for PV New York? help their continuous search for combining fabrics, and eventually decrease their pressure on finding the right We’ve tried to put the American consumer into our combination. perspective while preparing for PV New York. And this brought the incline to nature, natural designs, natural yarns and fibers, and linen cotton mixed light weight fabrics.Yunus Yiğit Ezgi / Belen Ezgi - Member of board

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////PREMIERE VISION NEW YORK What will be the forefront of yourTFF MAGAZINE JANUARY What will be the developments in your collections during the 2017- 2019 SS? sector that will take importance in 2018? We are highlighting our collection under four main titles. The most important development in the industry, which stood 21 These are respectively, satin shiny fabrics that are out in 2017 and will continue doing so in 2018 is indispensable in summer, lines that are the dominant themes over-consumption along with companies that constantly update their rapid and developmental production (R & D)23 of the season, surface moving braids and lastly scotch plaid collections. Apparently, they will provide significant gains groups which are the continuation of winter season. The this year. colors of these groups are black, white, gray, natural beige and blue tones followed by pink, lilac, green and yellow Is there any special project you prepared effects.... for PV New York? Would you please tell us about innovative Except for the glittery clothes that are prefferred by ladies to products of your company? wear on special occasions, we have prepared an unusual rose copper foil printing creation that is out of classic colours, Currently, we lean towards a period where pragmatism, quite trendy and different, elegant and rich in a sporty outfit comfort and importance of time matter the most. We have that can be used everyday. included in our collection, especially the requests of working ladies, to turn their products something helpful both at home Is there any products belongs to and at work, by developing pockmarked, non-ironing, Psychotropical trend? embossed fabrics in accordance with this concept. For Psychotropical trend, we have directed our works on Which promotional activities do you think tropical design through vivid pallets on cotton in 3 qualities, are useful for increasing exports? satin, polished polyester and viscose. We firmly believe that one-to-one customer interviews, quick feedbacks and comebacks in parallel to feedbacks and presentations of the trendy fabric catalog works specially designed for customers to promote company's products, will be beneficial for us in increasing export sales of the company. Alaatdin Karaarslan - Member of Board & Marketing Director

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////PREMIERE VISION NEW YORK What will be the forefront of your What will be the developments in your 24TFF MAGAZINE JANUARY collections during the 2017- 2019 SS? sector that will take importance in 2018? ÖZEL TEKSTİL creates its SS19 collection with the new Sustainable and ecocare fabrics will go on this season.   innovative blouse,dress and shirting items using with our Markets are also looking for trendy and innovative look new dyeing technique called “Superficial Dyeing”.  This will sustainable products and 2018 will be a year of “Sustainable and Fashionable” products.  22 be a new line on our new SS collections and very commercial fort he end users who makes garment dyeing and washing. Is there any special project you prepared Also, healthcare and Ecocare fabrics will have more share in for PV New York? our new collection and pastonal checks with textured based viscose, lyocell, coton and their mixtures are leading groups   We are giving high importance on Premiere Vision New York of our collection. show since this is the best opportunity to introduce our new products to US market and its dynamics. That’s why each new Would you please tell us about innovative product is a special product for us and we are considering all products of your company? our new products as a part of special project of Premiere Vision New York show. Our new dyeing technique, Superficial Dyeing is adding value on the fabric with its advantages of cost minimising , lead Is there any products belongs to time efficiency and logistics optimisation on garment Psychotropical trend? washing/dyeing processes for garment manufacturers and their end users. This technique gives washed out effect on the To be honest, we did not consider the “Psychotropical” trend fabric after the finishing process and garment makers do not while preparing our new collections but considering the need to spend time, energy, money for making garment designs and patterns on our new digital print line, we can dyeing and washing since they are directly buying washed easily see the effect of Psychotropical Trend reflections on our out effect fabrics and they can directly go on with final floral designs with very bright colors and engineered look garment manufacturing processes. textured fabrics.. Which promotional activities do you think are useful for increasing exports? Preparing Turkish fabric pavillions at the exhibitions and preparing advertisements on the daily/weekly/monthly fashion magazines are must.Boğaçhan Doğanay - Marketing + Creative R&D Director

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////PREMIERE VISION NEW YORK The suit of the runner was Yünsa fabric called Ragnar.”TFF MAGAZINE JANUARY What will be the forefront of your Which promotional activities do you think collections during the 2019 SS? are useful for increasing exports? Yünsa Men's fabrics are divided in two separate collections. In Exhibitions are the most efficient promotion activities in the Premium Collection we can find all super-fine wools ranging industry. Yünsa takes place on the best exhibitions in USA, from Super 100 's to Super 130's in many different costructions Japan, Germany, France, etc. with every collection. Besides, Yünsa carries out promotional activities in appropriate channels such as magazines, newspapers, social media, etc. and weights. Second part of Menswear Collection is dedicated25 23to a man more younger and close to the fashion. YÜNSA LADIES collection is starting the early spring with suiting and What will be the developments in your jacketing types in wool & lycra, poly wool & lycra and viscose sector that will take importance in 2018? blends. Our very new collection, named YÜNSA LAB is showing fashion items in modern woolen blends with cotton •Raw material price increase; especially in the low microns and sythetics, cotton & lycra, linen & cotton and items in will affect all producers. Jersey and Jacquard. •Casual wear and fast-fashion trends will continue to change Would you please tell us about innovative the business environment. products of your company? •Sustainability will become more and more important in the •Recycled – Our mill is certified by GRS and RCS. We are textile business. using re cycled wool and re cycled polyester raw materials; Is there any special project you prepared developing sustainable articles in a wide variety of blends. for PV New York? •Durable wool blends – Blend of specifically engineered At PV New York, in addition to the new season collections, nylon 6,6 fiber and virgin wool. Comfortable and elegant as Yünsa will present new and innovative products such as: 100% wool with enhanced durability and stregth. •The Cordura Combat Wool qualities, •Natural Dye – We produce our own environmentally friendly •The Monosuisse Durable Wool qualities, and non-toxic dye stuffs from walnut shells, pomegranate •The DWG Denim Wool qualities, shells, mint leaves and similar natural sources. •The Fade Out Wool qualities. •Self Clean Fabrics – Wool and wool blend antibacterial, carbon-free, water repellent fabrics breaking organic stains under daylight. Nuri Düzgören - Yünsa General Manager

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“Designed in Turkey”Withthemotto we want to exist in the world and gain dominiance. We have conducted an interview about Design Week Turkey, 297TFF MAGAZINE JANUARY Turkey's Brand in Design, with Mr. Mehmet Büyükekşi, TIM's President. TIM, carrying out activities to deservedly position theproducts produced in Turkey in the global markets both in qualityand in design requirements as Turkey Exporters Assembly, hostedFinland as Guest Country in Design Week Turkey (DWT) which was organized with the support of our Ministry of Economy. The number of participants in Design Week Turkey (DWT), whichhas turned into the largest platform of the country in its field in its second year, has increased by 75 percent in one year.

Design Week Turkey, organized by the Ministry the society by centralizing these 5 precepts as of Economy in cooperation with Turkey the focus of our work. Design Week Turkey Exporters Assembly (TIM), has transformed (DWT) is also one of our activities. Through this into the 2dn largest platform of Turkey in the free event organized by the Ministry of second year. Can we listen Design Week, which Economy, we are aiming to bring together all has a record-breaking 75% of participants in a segments of masses from business world to year, from you? the academic world, from leading designers in As Turkey Exporters Assembly, we will be the world to local designers. Our long-term continually carrying out such intensified goal is to reflect the economic value that the activities to increase our global Turkish design growingly proves to deserve and competitiveness in export. Our goal is to make to raise an awareness among all segments of make a perfect sense of the products produced society in field of design. By merging design in Turkey in the global markets both in quality together with the whole industry,we have been and in design requirements and make it more organizing our activitities for about two years, preferred and demanded. Global competition is that is to launched to contribute to the subjected to certain criterias. These are R & D, economy of Turkey. innovation, entrepreneurship, design and branding. As TIM, we are organizing activities to raise awareness in all sections ofTFF MAGAZINE JANUARY3208

What Kind of Power Does The sense of \"Designed 2391TFF MAGAZINE JANUARYin Turkey\" wield Internationally? Could you pleasetells us about the importance of Design Week inthis context? listen Design Week, which has arecord-breaking 75% of participants in a year,from you?We certainly wintness that the potential of designin global trade has a lucrative counterpart. Up untilnow, with our \"Made in Turkey\" products, we haveextrapolated greatly in global markets and wehave taken the justified pride of our nationalproducts. However, in today's conditions of globaleconomy and trade, we know that Turkish productsdeserves much better rankings and we would liketo fullfill the need. we no longer aim to be asubcontractor country that produces for worldfamous brands but a country that produces aworld-renowned brand. At this point, we have aninsatiable desire to exist and dominate the worldwith \"Designed in Turkey\". In this context, I believethat Design Week Turkey, as one of the mostimportant platforms for our country,will provide great contributionsto the process of obtaininghigh value-addedproduction.

TFF MAGAZINE JANUARY Design Week opened its doors this year In the event that the universities, with the theme of \"Potential of Design \" especially the design departments, . What were the activities that were showed great interest, our future carried out at Design Week? designers had the opportunity to At the 32 conferences and panels of perform interactive conversations with Design Week Turkey, which lasted five experts. days, 103 famous speakers shared their We also realized the award ceremony of experiences over industrial, fashion, visual Design Turkey Industrial Design communication and architectural design. Competition with the sectoral design 17 exhibitions were arranged in many competitions, organized by our exporters areas ranging from artisanship to union in Design Week. In Design Turkey artificial intelligence, from manual labour competition organized by the Ministry of to digitial. Our participants have Economy, TIM and Industrial Designers experienced the design process in 14 Society of Turkey (ETMK), we've brought workshops that brought designers from close together Sector's doyens' in disciplines together on a common leading the Turkey's design. platform.3320

In line with our targets,What do 313TFF MAGAZINE JANUARY you think is the Finland's contribution to the exportpotential of our country in terms of textile and fashion ?At Design Week Turkey, Finland's 100-year history and experiences, ranging from industrial design to architecture, from innovation to branding, were shared with theparticipants at the \"Finnish Day\" to enrich the content of the activity where Finland was hosted as a guest country,In addition, more than 50 bilateral business negotiations between Finnish design firms and Turkish firms have also evaluated possible business opportunities. We consider Finnish experiencessignificant to our country, both in terms of design-based production and acceptance of deisng culture in the wider masses. I believe that our textile and fashion sectors, which we regard design as an indispensable part of our production and marketing processes, will be positively affected by this cooperation developing between the two countries.

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In the interview How do you assess Turkey's 2017 export 3335TFF MAGAZINE JANUARYwhere Mr.Ibrahim performance? and What kind ofBurkay, the performances do you think 2017 displayedChairman of BTSO in textile sector in particular?and UTIB, evaluates The year 2017 was full of records in termsthe export revenues of our exports. As a result of the positiveof Bursa and Turkey atmosphere in the global trade and theand explains the back ups provided by our government togained investments subsidise to local exporters just byin Bursa, BTSO's reaching 157 billion dollar export figure, weplans for 2018 were have signed for the second highesttouched. performance in the history of the Turkey after 2014. As Bursa business world, we have pioneered the export success of our country in 2017 as happens annually. Starting with an export target of 14 billion dollars, we were able to accomplish our objectives this year too. I would like to extend my gratitude to all of our exporters who have successfully fulfilled our promise of '2017 will be a breakthrough year' with great effort and dedication. In the year 2017, there were significant step-ups almost in all sectors in Bursa. During this process, while exports in the textile sector increased by 5 percent to 1 billion dollars, our exports in ready-to-wear and apparel industry increased by 7 percent to 642 million dollars. Yet again, in the textile sector in 2017, Europe made up most of our regular market. As Bursa business world, we will continue to work in parallel with the strategies that our government has determined. We aim to spend the year 2018 as a year that will be marked by the new growth records by providing the highest contributions to investment, employment and exports.

346TFF MAGAZINE JANUARY There are important projects that are realized towards York under the leadership of Ministry of Economy. textile industry in cooperation of Bursa Chamber of By bringing more than 15.000 foreign buyers from nearly Commerce and Industry (BTSO) and Uludag Textile 100 countries in 4 years with our commercial safari Exporters Association (UTIB). How do you evaluate project together with our textile sector and Bursa-based these projects in general? firms, we have made great contributions to the foreign Behind the success of Bursa textile producers and trade of our city. While bringing 12 Million fund support exporters, there are massive contributions of the activi- provided by our Ministry of Science, Industry and Tech- ties carried out in the leadership of BTSO and UTIB. We nology in Bursa Business World through the Sustainable increased our share to 3 percent in world textile exports, Home Textile Cluster, we have become the one and only to 4.5 percent in home and interior textiles and to 1.5 association receiving the support of Ministry. BUTEKOM, percent in technical textiles. By providing employment setting a new vision to provide more support to innova- for approximately 2 million people, we have literally tive production and value added exports, is also guiding became Turkey's employment pool. We took our place our firms in tough competition conditions. among the paragons of Turkish industry due to our We have also provided immense support to the sector efforts in production and export besides the contribu- within the scope of UTIB as well as BTSO, the center of tions in the reduction of unemployment and social common-minded projects. refinement. As Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Indus- Our Project Markets, which we have organized with try, we have created our Textile and Ready-to-Wear approximately 13 thousand participants in the last 8 Council to prepare our sector for the future with a shared years, gave direction to the future of our industry with wisdom. While our Council produces solutions to its our national participation and fair organizations. problems together with stakeholders in Bursa, our In 2017, we only realized for about 20 events under the industry has become capable to compete for an interna- supervision of UTIB with our national participation, trend tional competition through the new projects coming up. areas and stands at the most important centers for In this scope; We have put into practise our projects that sector doynes such as USA, China, Germany, France and are,'Innovation and Design Spring, which is a first in Italy. Turkey' and 'Innovation League \". With our R&D (UR-GE) As a result of these activities, we reached to 14 dollars and Global Fair Agency projects, we furthered our with an average export per kilogram in home textiles, companies to an advantageous position in the global which makes us exclusive, while the average of Turkey's markets. As BTSO, we have provided great support to textile exports per kilogram was around 4.4 dollars. our firms in the world markets through Turkish Trade Under the leadership of BTSO and UTIB, we hope that Centers, the first of which we have implemented in New the success bar of our textile sector will be set higher.

Would you like to talk about the 2018 plans of BTSO, the umbrellaorganization of Bursa Business World, that has a large share in Turkey'sdevelopment thrust?In 2017, our country succeeded in becoming the world's fastest growingeconomy. This has allowed us to enter the new year with great morale asa business community. A balanced growth expectation in the worldeconomy is also giving us a year full of opportunities.In 2018, We will continue to produce services for more than 39,000members with nearly 40 macro projects we have actualized in thedirection of production, industry, trade, export and employment targets.In line with our development targets based on export, we will new morecenters to the Turkish Trade Centers, which we opened the first one inNew York, primarily in Moscow and London. Within the scope of theGlobal Fair Agency, we will be organizing more than 40 exhibitionsaround the world.Thanks to R&D and cluster projects, we will continue to increase theinternational competitiveness and exports to more than 600 companiesin 10 different areas ranging from baby-child garments to aeronauticaland defense sectors. Under the roof of BUTEKOM, we plan to add thecenter of excellence in nanotechnology to technical textile and advancedcomposite excellence centers. We also aim to contribute to the city'seconomy via new fairs organizations and trade safaris. I hope that theopenings of giant projects such as Model Factory, GUHEM and UludağLifelong Education Center, will also be realized within the new year.Our projects shaped by a collective mind, will revive in the new yearthrough the understanding of 'if Bursa grows, Turkey grows\"One of BTSO's important projects for the textile sector is in the transition of high added value production. Within the TFF MAGAZINE JANUARYBUTEKOM. What are the feasibilities of this center?With BUTEKOM, we are guiding our firms in the transition of scope of BUTEKOM that has been jointly working with a 3375R & D and innovation based production. In an environmentwhere smart textiles, nano products and three-dimensional large number of companies throughout the country, testsfabric technologies are spoken, it is unthinkable that our are being conducted in various fields such as; space andfirms take steps backwards from R & D and innovation. defense textiles, sports textiles, composite materials, homeThrough Textile and Technical Textile Excellence Center technical textiles, geotextiles, clothing technical textiles,serving in BUTEKOM, I believe that we have raised an plastic and rubber.awaireness within our industry. BUTEKOM, leading the A total of 1220 different test methods can be applied to thesustainable growth of the textile sector in our city, has a textile and ready-to-wear sectors. I think our companiespioneering role in the development of new technologies and should make use of the facilities of our center which allows us to apply as many test as possible in our country as in abroad.

With KFA Project, you are persevering to meet Bursa-based firms with the prestigious fairs abroad. Could you cover the ground of the activities that are actualized so far along with activities that are planned for 2018? So that our country to achieve sustainable growth, technological development, production and export activities must continue uninterruptedly. As Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, we are increasing our contribution every day for the growth of our country ththrough the projects we have realized. At this point, our Global Fair Agency Project, which we have actualized for the 'development of export activities', plays a vital role in increasing the abilities of our exporting firms so that they can adapt to global economic conditions and increase their competitiveness. Today, I think that the participation of our companies in international marketing activities has become a TFF MAGAZINE JANUARY necessity due to the changing competition conditions. The fair participation in the marketing activities stands out as the most important tool for our companies to be able to exist in foreign3638 markets and to introduce their products to the market. Fair participations are of great importance in terms of giving the flow of information to the participants regarding the industry, next to providing direct communication with the target group and positive effects on sales. As BTSO, we have gathered over 5,000 members together with more than 130 fair organizations thanks to our Global Fair Agency Project. The project will be launched in 2018 with the Heimtextil Fair, which will be held in Germany in January. Apart from this fair, which is one of the most important fair organizations of textile industry in the world, we have included over 40 fairs, in our calendar. Throughout 2018, we will be bringing our members together with these fair organizations that will be organized in many different countries of the world from India to Dubai, from Japan to Italy. I would like to especially point out that our chamber and KOSGEB will be providing significant back ups to our members who desire to benefit from our project.

How do you assess the contribution of the P&D sector. Our companies, signing many activities underProject for the textile sector, supported by the R&D, have developed their international businessMinistry of Economy? abilities to do business world-wide. In this process, ourThe textile sector is one of the sectors critical to companies, participating in foreign marketingreduce Turkey's current account deficit. Our textile activities, purchasing delegation organizations andand ready-to-wear industries are, as a whole, among training activities, have achieved important privilegesthe sectors emitting the most foreign trade surplus in that would bring them forward in the globalour country. The sector discharges about $ 13.5 billion competition.foreign trade surplus per year. In Russia and Iran, among the important markets forAs BTSO, we keep actualizing significant projects in our industry in 2017, our companies that haveorder to contribute to the development of the textile participated in bilateral business negotiations withsector, which is one of the indispensables for our more than 1,500 business people have come togethereconomy due to being a value-added provider and with nearly 500 foreign buyers in the organization ofexport-contributor. One of the most important of two separate purchasing delegations in Bursa. We willthese projects was our International Competitiveness continue at the same pace in 2018 for these importantImprovement (R&D) project, which we started with organizations that we have pioneered to create newthe support of the Ministry of Economy for the textile business networks in the global arena. 397TFF MAGAZINE JANUARYWould you please give us brief information about the competition, and want to to develop and grow. WithSME OIZ project, inclusive of textile sector? this stride we have made in the name ofIn Bursa we have started an important transformation strengthening industry and trade, we will end themovement in the field of industry. In a world where dispersal of our sectors within the city; and at thethe effects of Industry 4.0 are felt quite well, it is of same time, prevent the troubles confronted invital importance for our city to transform our industry urbanization.so that it will able to compete with the world. With Especially in SME OIZs, meeting the needs of ourthat in mind, we started the activities of TEKNOSAB to small and medium-sized enterprises, that are toprepare Bursa against the changing competition operate in a closed area of one thousand to fiveconditions. thousand square meters, we will increase productivityBesides TEKNOSAB, where our large-scale and through production and trade chain.high-tech manufacturing firms are going to take part, In the project we carried out together with ourwe are to launch a new and vital project for small and Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology, we havemedium-sized enterprises, which are also the driving started to gather affirmative feedbacks and requestsforce of our country's economy. The SME OIZs, which from 13 sectors including the textile sector. For thewill be the product of the new vision of economy that SME OIZs that we have been applied for 6.500 millionwe put forth for Bursa, offers a great opportunity for square meters from 1.300 companies, our companiesthe firms that are city-based, scattered, compelled in are allowed to apply until 15 January.

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