In parallel with the recent trend of many Turkish textile companies shifting their production to Egypt, the country has stood out in Türkiye’s export figures over the past two years. According to the export performance report published by İTHİB, exports to Egypt increased by 34% in value terms in 2024 compared with the previous year, while in 2025 this rate stood at 23, once again making Egypt the fastest-growing market for the textile industry. Exports to Egypt, which amounted to $461 million in 2024, rose to $567 million in 2025. During this period, exports of woven fabrics to Egypt increased by up to 50%.
The Turkish textile and apparel industry recorded a 4.6% decline in exports in 2025
In 2025, exports of textiles and raw materials declined by 0.8% year on year to $11.386 billion. Apparel and garment exports fell by 7.3% to $14.445 billion. When the textile and apparel industry is considered as a whole, total exports declined by 4.6% to $25.83 billion.
Compared with the previous year, the largest increase in textile exports in 2025 was recorded in April at 9.6%, while the sharpest decline was seen in November at 12.7%.
In 2025, the Turkish textile industry exported approximately $4.586 billion to European Union (EU) countries, its largest export market, marking a 2% decrease. Exports to African countries, which ranked second after the EU, rose by 14% to reach $1.549 billion. Exports to the Former Eastern Bloc countries, ranking third, declined by 12.3% to $1.372 billion.
In volume terms, textile exports to EU countries fell by 3%. During this period, exports to the EU totalled 1 million tonnes. Exports to African countries increased by 15.3% in volume terms to 397,000 tonnes, while Middle Eastern countries ranked third. Textile exports to the Middle East rose by 11.4% in 2025 to 329,000 tonnes.
In December 2025, exports to the Americas recorded a notable increase compared with the same month a year earlier, both in value and volume terms. During this period, exports rose by 25% in value terms and by 32% in volume terms.
In the past year, the countries receiving the highest textile exports in value terms were Italy, up 0.8%; the US, up 1.7%; Germany, down 7%; Egypt, up 23%; and Spain, up 6%. Belarus, ranking eighth, recorded the steepest decline at 14.6%.
Technical textiles, woven fabrics and threads stood out in exports in 2025
Last year, technical textiles were the leading product group in Türkiye’s textile industry in terms of export value. Exports of technical textiles rose by 3% to $2.372 billion. The main destinations for technical textile exports were the US, Germany and Italy. Morocco recorded the strongest growth within this product group, at 43%.
Exports of woven fabrics, ranking second, remained broadly stable with a slight increase of 0.34%, reaching $2.303 billion. Spain, Morocco and Egypt stood out as the leading markets for woven fabric exports, with the strongest growth recorded in Egypt at 49%.
Threads, the third-largest product group by export value, also remained broadly stable, posting a slight increase of 0.2%. In 2025, thread exports amounted to $2.207 billion, with Italy, Egypt and Portugal ranking as Türkiye’s top three markets for threads. Spain recorded the highest growth in this category, at 41%.
The top three product groups were followed by home textiles (-2.8%), knitted fabrics (-9.6%), fibres (-0.7%) and apparel sub-industry (-1.2%), respectively.