About Us

With its roots dating back to 1978, the Istanbul Apparel Exporters’ Association (İHKİB), the organization that introduced Türkiye to exporting and has long been the most effective representative of the Turkish ready-to-wear and apparel sector, is one of the most important institutions in the industry. İHKİB aims to maximize sectoral exports both qualitatively and quantitatively. Its members account for approximately 70% of the sector’s total exports, making it a leading organization in the industry. İHKİB supports the commercial activities of thousands of its members by adapting to the rapid transformation taking place worldwide.

İHKİB carries out activities in research and reporting, corporate communication, events, organization, training, consultancy services, projects, fair services and publications in line with its goal of making Istanbul a fashion hub and Anatolia a production base.

Sectoral Representation:

• Monitors sector developments and export statistics, and develops strategies for critical areas that will advance the industry.
• Represents the Turkish apparel sector before public institutions, conveys industry needs and issues to relevant authorities, and follows up to ensure solutions are developed in support of export growth.
• Represents the sector on international platforms, carries out lobbying activities, and promotes the strong global image of the Turkish apparel industry.

Developing Export and Exporters:

• Acts as a facilitator and supporter for members in foreign trade operations.
• Organizes vocational, undergraduate, postgraduate and professional training programs to support qualified workforce development in the sector.
• Organizes events and activities that promote value-added exports of the Turkish apparel industry and strengthen the global recognition of Turkish fashion.
• Conducts clustering projects to enhance the competitiveness of companies.
• Implements capacity-building projects that enable the use of national and international funding sources within the sector.
• Through its subsidiaries, provides members with support services in sustainability, digital transformation, fashion design, testing and laboratory services, and fair organization.
• Organizes awareness programs addressing current industry topics and enhancing corporate capacity of companies.
• Coordinates national participation in international fairs that bring together the global fashion industry.
• Organizes trade and buyer delegations to connect companies with international buyers.
• Acts as an intermediary institution in government export support programs and ensures companies benefit optimally from available incentives.