Yağmur Melis Şimşek

Yağmur Melis Şimşek studied at Saint-Benoît French High School and then completed the two-year Photography Program at Anadolu University. Later, she continued her undergraduate education in the Department of Journalism at Istanbul University, and after her graduation, she began her career in 2017. Şimşek worked in various positions such as content and news writer in the field of technology as well as photographer and graphic designer in many different projects. She has been working as an Editor in Textilegence since 2021.

Turkish textile and apparel industry invested USD 78 billion over the last 15 years

The “Green Deal Strategy” report published by TGSD, one of the umbrella organizations of the apparel industry, highlights that investment levels in the textile...

Saurer to showcase automation, recycling and digital mill solutions at ITM Istanbul

Ahead of ITM 2026 Istanbul, Saurer is preparing to present its latest spinning technologies with a focus on sustainability, automation and digitalisation. In a...

Swiss textile machinery: Tradition building the future

As more than 20 Swiss textile machinery manufacturers prepare to participate in ITM 2026 this June, we spoke with Cornelia Buchwalder, Secretary General of...

Can textiles prevent sweating rather than manage it?

When it comes to thermal comfort, textiles are generally designed for managing sweating. In line with this reactive approach, moisture wicking fabrics transport sweat...

ZIMMER AUSTRIA at ITM 2026 with latest textile printing solutions

At ITM 2026 in Istanbul, ZIMMER AUSTRIA will present its next-generation innovations in screen printing, coating systems, and digital textile printing, highlighting performance, flexibility,...

CCC’s manifesto for just fashion published: What does it propose?

Emphasizing a just fashion system in which human values come before profit, the “Fashioning a Just Transition Manifesto” was published on May 1 by...

EU ban on destruction of unsold apparel and footwear starts for large companies in July 2026

New measures under the EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) to prevent the destruction of unsold apparel, clothing, accessories and footwear, will apply...

President Şişman: “Flame-retardant fabrics should be made mandatory in public spaces”

The Turkish technical textiles sector, which demonstrated a strong presence at Techtextil Frankfurt 2026 with 66 companies, attracted international attention with its innovative products....

Clean Clothes Campaign sues Levi’s over misleading advertisements

Together with a group of individual Levi’s consumers, the Netherlands-based foundation Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) has launched a court case against Levi's on 14...

New presidents of textile and apparel exporters’ associations emphasize “unity”

Leadership of the textile and apparel exporters’ associations has passed to new names. Emphasizing Türkiye’s strength and strategic importance in textiles and apparel, the...

Will “Genetically Enhanced” Turkish Cotton replace GMO-Free Turkish Cotton?

Türkiye, one of the few countries producing GMO free cotton alongside Greece and Spain, has successfully branded this unique position globally through the sustainable...

Sun Tekstil targets a 5 million dollar investment for the U.S. market

Amid rising risks in global trade in recent years, which have made long supply chains more fragile, Sun Tekstil has joined among the companies...

“Good Cotton,” “Bad Plastic”: Are the labels attached to raw materials really justified?

What if we were to say that without plastic, airplanes wouldn’t be able to fly, cars wouldn’t run, and even artificial intelligence wouldn’t exist?...

iNTERSPARE at Techtextil 2026 with its latest finishing solutions

iNTERSPARE Textilmaschinen GmbH will welcome its visitors at Techtextil 2026 in Frankfurt to present its latest solutions for technical textile finishing. At the VDMA...

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