SOUTH-EAST TURKEY REGION TEXTILE HUB PROSPERS FROM GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT INCENTIVES

The textile industry in the Kahramanmaraş region, which lies in southeastern Turkey and is one of Turkey’s most important textile production hubs, is growing strongly through investments encouraged by a government incentive scheme. Growth is focusing increasingly on technical textiles.According to data from the Kahramanmaraş Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kahramanmaraş Ticaret ve Sanayi Odasi - KMTSO), the value of the region’s textile exports reached USD679 million in the first 10 months of 2013, already 17% up on the total textile exports for 2012, ...


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