Istanbul s wholesale clothing districts, decoded
From the showroom density of Merter to the silk weavers of Bursa, here is what each Turkish production district actually does — and how to source there.
The Wholesale Engine Room
Merter
Istanbul s largest wholesale clothing zone, packed with 5,000+ showrooms.
- MOQ
- 50 to 300 pieces per style
- Price
- FOB $4 to $40 depending on category
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The Historic Showroom District
Laleli
Beyazit-adjacent women s ready-to-wear hub, dominated by CIS, MENA and East European buyers.
- MOQ
- 30 to 200 pieces per style
- Price
- FOB $10 to $80 depending on detail and embroidery
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The Trend Lab
Osmanbey
Premium designer showrooms near Şişli. Fashion-forward, smaller MOQs, higher unit prices.
- MOQ
- 20 to 150 pieces per style
- Price
- FOB $20 to $120 per piece
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The Production Floor
Zeytinburnu
Textile production heartland for private label, OEM and at-scale denim manufacturing.
- MOQ
- 300 to 1,500 pieces per style
- Price
- FOB $5 to $35 per piece
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The Factory Belt
Bağcılar
Industrial-scale clothing production zone for mid-tier export brands and private label runs.
- MOQ
- 300 to 1,000 pieces per style
- Price
- FOB $3 to $25 per piece
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The Mill
Bursa
Two hours south of Istanbul. The centre of Turkish textile milling: weaving, knitting, technical fabrics and finishing.
- MOQ
- 500 to 3,000 metres per fabric per shade
- Price
- Per metre: $1.50 to $18 depending on yarn, weight, finish
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Aegean export hub
Izmir
Turkey second largest port city and the Aegean textile gateway to Europe.
- MOQ
- 300-600 pcs/style
- Price
- $6-32 / piece FOB
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Towel and home textile capital
Denizli
World terry towel and bathrobe capital, Aegean home textile and sleepwear cluster.
- MOQ
- 200-500 pcs/style
- Price
- $5-28 / piece FOB
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Southeast denim and workwear hub
Gaziantep
Denim mills and industrial workwear capital of southeast Turkey, third-largest denim cluster on Earth.
- MOQ
- 500-1500 pcs/style
- Price
- $4-18 / piece FOB
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Thrace seamless and activewear hub
Çorlu
European Turkey seamless knitting and activewear factory cluster, deepest Santoni park outside Italy.
- MOQ
- 300-800 pcs/style
- Price
- $4-22 / piece FOB
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Central Anatolia footwear and workwear hub
Konya
Footwear capital of Anatolia, Konya OSB hosts sneaker injection lines and leather shoe factories.
- MOQ
- 500-1500 pairs/style
- Price
- $10-48 / pair FOB
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Mediterranean swimwear and resort cluster
Antalya
Mediterranean coast swimwear factories and beachwear OEM hub for hotel chains and cruise lines.
- MOQ
- 200-500 pcs/style
- Price
- $6-26 / piece FOB
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