Gaziantep Textile Machinery GTMF2025 Fair Participation Motives

Whether exhibiting or not at the GTMF Textile Machinery Fair always depends on the specific conditions and targets of your company. The final decision to exhibit at the event can be made via going through the potential benefits and advantages.

• Reaching Regional Markets:

When your potential markets clustered around Gaziantep and its surrounding provinces (Adana, Adıyaman, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri, Malatya, Niğde, Osmaniye and Şanlıurfa) in particular or your aim will be expanding into these key regions, GTMF Fair will give you the opportunity to connect directly with the key clients.

• Increasing Brand Awareness:

You can increase your brand awareness in the textile sector and strengthen your corporate image in the industry. You have the opportunity to meet face to face with potential customers, suppliers and business partners. By benchmarking your competitors closely, you can better understand trends and innovations in the sector, analyze your competitor moves and better monitor customer demands.

• Introducing New Products:

You can showcase your newly developed products or services by reaching potential customers directly.

• Establishing Collaborations:

The fair provides the opportunity to connect with suppliers and other business partners. It is further an ideal platform to form a new customer portfolio and to strengthen cooperation with existing customers. You can also make distributorship agreements to bring your products to new markets.

• Market Research Conduct:

 

GTMF Fair offers the opportunity to better understand customer demands and expectations. You can follow the latest trends in the sector, analyze your competitor moves and better monitor customer demands.

Why You Should Exhibit at GTMF2025 Fair?

Gaziantep and its surrounding provinces are considered as the cluster of textile production which carries the highest production capacities of our country. From Carpet to Yarn, and from Knitting to Weaving, and from Denim to Nonwoven, across all sub-branches of the sector, our textile production is clustered around Gaziantep as the main spot of the exhibition and its surrounding provinces. In short, to get a closer insight, we should first look through the production capacities.
Carpet Production and Carpet Industry:

The roots of the carpet dates back to the Anatolian Seljuk State. The first known carpets in the world were woven by Turks in Central Asia. Gaziantep industry, with approximately 1650 carpet weaving machines in the sector, and with around 610 million m² of production annually, carries out nearly 91% of Turkey's total machine-made carpet production. The carpet and rug sector has created employment for approximately 40,000 people in Gaziantep industry.
The city carries out alone %91(*) of the machine-made carpet production in Turkey. The city positioned itself as the major center where domestic carpet manufacturers are located within its reach. When a product launch come to exhibits about carpet manufacturers, Gaziantep Textile Machinery Fair GTMF 2025 stands as the most cost-effective and ideal.

Carpet Range

 

 

• Machine-Made Carpets 

Machine-made carpets can own many different characteristics. Their prices are more affordable than hand-woven carpets, because their production consumes less-time. Production can be made by using various materials. In general, materials such as acrylic, nylon, polyester are preferred in their production.

• Shaggy Carpet

Shaggy carpets can be described as carpets with a long and thick pile fur appearance within the classification of their generic outlook. The word Shaggy means ‘long and fluffy pile’ in English. The pile length of Shaggy carpets is usually in between 3 cm and 5 cm. The yarns are thick and twisted or straight types are available depending on the preference. The fact that the carpet can have very smooth surface during the weaving, this relates to the quality of the fiber which applied.

• Tufting Carpet 

Carpets woven by dipping the thread yarns into the previously formed ground texture and fixing or coating them with a special adhesive are called "tufting carpets". Hand tufted carpets, which are prepared with a very practical method, are extremely high quality despite their fast design. Hand tufted carpets, which are generally preferred in special areas and woven entirely with manual skills, are designed with an emphasis method and offer quite originality in terms of style, color and pattern.

• Non-Slip Based Carpet

Carpets, also known as non-slip based carpets, are covered with a special base containing durable materials such as PVC and latex. Thanks to the base called gel, the carpet sticks to slippery surfaces such as ceramics and marble. The flexible material on the base allows the carpet to stick to the ground and releases pressure against the force over it. Gel-based carpets, which stand out as a useful alternative especially for areas such as kitchens, bathrooms and corridors, enjoy being lightweight and easily washed as their main advantages. They can also be easily folded and stored due to their flexibility.
_{(*) TÜİK-Ministry of Industry data}

Yarn Production and Yarn Industry:

• Polypropylene Yarn

The city, which carries out alone 97.7%(*) of the Polypropylene Yarn production produced in Turkey, the country’s leading producer in carpet yarn production while managing almost entire demand domestically, in line with the demand of carpet production. Polypropylene yarn, which is considered the most lightweight and the most preferred yarn used in the textile sector, also named as pp yarn and polyp yarn. Due to its technical features, it is not only the most preferred and used yarn type by the narrow weaving sector, but its usage also extended to many areas and industries in home textiles, socks and carpet manufacturing.

• Lyocell Fiber

One of the LYOCELL fiber production facilities operate in Gaziantep, amongst six facilities around the world and the single one in Turkey. Lyocell fiber is a regenerated cellulosic-based fiber type. These fibers are obtained from the wood pulp cellulose of plants such as birch, oak or eucalyptus by wet or dry jet drawing method.

•  Acrylic Yarn

Gaziantep industrialists alone carry out 77%(*) of the Acrylic Yarn capacity which brings the city to the top in manufacturing in this field as well. As is known, Acrylic fiber is the type of fiber which is most similar to wool amongst other artificial fibers. Acrylic yarn produced from these fibers is preferred especially in winter due to its keeping warm features. Home textile products: Acrylic yarn is used to make home textile products such as carpets, rugs, blankets, pillows, cushions. Acrylic yarn is a suitable material for these products because it is durable and easy to maintain.

• Gipped Yarn

The yarn obtained by combining yarn with elastane in order to provide high stretch-recovery properties to normal yarns is called gimped yarn. Gipped yarns can be stretched under pressure and return to their original size when the force is eliminated. Gipped yarn can be used in all kinds of knitted fabrics. Gaziantep, which carries out 48%(*) of total production of Gipped Yarn, ranks 1st in the country's production classification with this production capacity and clustering. 

• Bags and Sacks from PE/PP Band from PE/ PP strip

40%(*)  of the production of Çuval, torba / Bags and Sacks from PE/PP Band from PE or PP strip can also be defined under the capacity of Gaziantep industrial capacity. When considering all of these parameters as a whole, the city, which is the leader in Turkey, sets itself apart from competition with these production capacities, in comparison to the many country’s total capacity.  

Under the classification of artificial and synthetic yarns, Gaziantep ranks 1st by producing more than 54% of the country’s total capacity.
It is prevalent that machinery and technology developers for polypropylene and acrylic yarn manufacturers will achieve huge marketing success and will make huge profits with low costs in the cost-benefit calculation which applies to the GTMF 2025 fair.

• Cotton Yarn

Gaziantep, which meets alone 36%(*) of Turkey's cotton yarn production capacity, manages 73%(*) of our country’s cotton yarn production capacity together with the cotton yarn production capacity of K.Maraş, which is located 40-50 km’s away from the city. When we consider neighboring cities such as Adana -Kayseri-Malatya- Şanlıurfa-Osmaniye, which are taken under evaluation in the visitor target of GTMF 2025 fair and are located within a distance of 100 km from the fair area, it can be seen that figures above correspond to 91%(*) of the total country's production capacity. 
For this reason, the GTMF 2025 fair will be the focus of attention for companies developing technology for yarn production. 
_{(*) TÜİK-Ministry of Industry data}

Knitted Fabric Production:

Within the evaluation of the sector in terms of installed knitting machinery capacity, Turkey ranked amongst the leading globally with its knitting machinery parks. According to ITMF data, China owns more than 70%(**) of the world's all knitting machinery parks alone which followed by India with 6% and by Turkey with 5%.
According to 2023 data, total knitting production in Turkey recorded as 1,158,042(*) tons, and in the production disposal item, Istanbul ranks first with 490 thousand tons which followed by Kahramanmaraş with 235 thousand tons. While Tekirdağ ranks third with 160 thousand tons, these provinces are followed by Bursa, Denizli, Gaziantep, Malatya, Kayseri and Uşak in order with lower production capacities.
As proven by the statistical records, Kahramanmaraş, Gaziantep, Malatya and Kayseri which are located with the reach of GTMF2025 fair area, carries out 39% of our production capacity.
Gaziantep ranks 2nd after Istanbul in upper wear and knitwear production. 22% of the companies that produce knitwear in Turkey operate in Gaziantep.

_{(*) TÜİK-Ministry of Industry data
(**) ITMF data}

Woven Fabric Production:

The cotton weaving sector is well-developed in Gaziantep and its surrounding provinces. Especially Adana, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri and Malatya own the newest machinery parks. While Turkey ranks as the fifth largest cotton woven fabric manufacturer in the world, the country controls merely 4.9% of the global market. The region where the fair will be held realizes 53% of Turkey’s capacity in cotton woven fabric production. This proportion even has risen to 65% with denim fabric woven production. Under the effort to bring attention to the woven fabric production in the region, the Mediterranean Exporters’ Associations (ATHİB) which centered in Mersin-Adana, holds a design competition named ’Woven Fabric Design’’ for the last 13 years. Also, the Southeastern Anatolia Exporters' Association (GAİB) which centered in Gaziantep organized the first edition of a design competition named "Texture Fabric Design" in 2023 with the intention to run the event every year.

Nonwoven Production:

The city, which carries out 82%(*) of Turkish Nonwoven fabric production, is the pioneer of the sector. GTMF2025 provides a unique opportunity to introduce new technologies to the sector where investments are continuing in nonwovens. 
With GTMF2025 fair, you can directly reach your specific target in the Turkish market in the nonwoven sector. With this event, an opportunity to be made available in order to interact with decision makers in the nonwoven sector which clustered around Gaziantep with a very manageable expenditure.
The nonwoven production clustered around Gaziantep and the size of the sector have resulted in the domestic convention of disposable product manufacturers which are hygiene-oriented (Sanitary pads – Baby diaper-medical textiles etc.) for end-users. 70% (*) of Turkey's total production capacity of disposable products such as Sanitary pads, baby diaper, wet wipe etc. carried out in Gaziantep. 
Companies that develop raw materials, machinery, technology and systems that form the supply chain for the nonwoven and hygiene industry will have the opportunity to come together with all players in the sector.
_{(*) TÜİK-Ministry of Industry data}

Dyeing-Finishing Sector:

The yarn and fabric dyeing and finishing production facilities in Turkey are mostly located in Trakya (Çorlu, Çerkezköy), Kahramanmaraş, Bursa, Denizli, Adana and Gaziantep. In most of these facilities, textile finishing is carried out under their own production capabilities across integrated production from yarn to fabric. Turkey has the second largest Dyeing-Printing and Finishing capacity in the world after China. More than 600 companies operate in this field are located in our country.

G.Antep, which is a leading producer in many items of the textile sector, runs under extremely lower capacities in dyeing. The fundamental reason has been the water problem around Organized Industrial Zone in the city. As known, the textile dyeing sector, which is clustered around areas where water is accessible, located nearby around K.Maraş, which is 40km away from Gaziantep. K.Maraş is the largest in the region with its knitting, weaving and yarn dyeing capacities which has the 3rd largest Dyeing, Printing and Finishing cluster in Turkey. K.Maraş also regarded as the most prominent textile hubs where GTMF2025 fair looking for visitors.
Besides, Gaziantep OIZ has successfully delivered a project that will meet the 100-year water demand of the Organized Industrial Zone by channeling a 70km water line from the Euphrates River in 2024. In this case, although the OIZ is in a complex structure, it is apparent that the textile sector will benefit the most from the channeling of water. Especially expectations will be on the investments in yarn dyeing and fabric dyeing from their source. Dyeing, printing, finishing technology developer companies that will participate in the GTMF2025 fair as an exhibitor will be the closest candidates to access new investments which are made around Gaziantep and its surrounding areas. 

Denim Fabric Production: 
 

70% of the denim production facilities which run in Turkey are operating in Malatya-K.Maraş-Adana-Kayseri and (if İSKO is accepted as Gaziantep) Gaziantep. 93%(*) of the denim production capacity is produced in the cities which are classified under the visitor targets of the GTMF2025 Fair and is carried out around the mills located approximately 100 km away from the fairground where the GTMF2025 fair is held. The most accessible and fastest way for companies that produce specific technologies for the denim sector in order to reach their target market directly is to come together with manufacturers at the GTMF 2025 fair.
_{(*) TÜİK-Ministry of Industry data}

Domestic and Foreign Machinery Manufacturers Are Established Their Service Centers Around G.Antep
The region that achieves 75% of the main textile production is Gaziantep, Adana, Adıyaman, Kayseri, Kahramanmaraş, Malatya, Osmaniye and Şanlıurfa clustering regions.
As a natural outcome of this clustering, the Turkish market, in wider acknowledgment, regarded as the prominent region to run the fair, for both domestic and foreign textile machinery manufacturers. Being aware of the importance of the region, many companies have established service centers in Gaziantep and surrounding provinces. (Japan-based Murata, Germany-based Trützschler, Italy-based Savio, Switzerland-based Rieter, Belgium-based Van De Wiele...)
In light of all these data, Gaziantep is in a unique position for the Textile Machinery Fair GTMF 2025.

Gaziantep OIZ is Biggest Organized Industrial Zone in Turkey

Gaziantep Organized Industrial Zone is currently the biggest OIZ in Turkey with its 5 zones and 43 million 250 thousand square meters of area. With the 6th Organized Industrial Zone (OIZ) where infrastructure works have been initiated, employment is expected to increase up to 350,000 people with 12 million square meters added areas. With the new fresh investments directing at the new Organized Industrial Zone, the movement in the sector will be accelerated. 
We will put our Euphrates- OIZ water transmission line project into operation in the beginning of 2025. With the completion of this project, fabric dyeing, yarn dyeing and similar sectors which demand water will grow in Gaziantep and diversity in textile industry will increase further.
 

Middle East Fair Center OFM Fair Area
 

The OFM Fair area, which built-in on an area of 30,000 m2 closed hall, is located within the Gaziantep Organized Industrial Zone, 300-400 meters away from the factories where textile production is carried out, and is approximately 100km away from other manufacturers in the region which is regarded as our target visitor base. For example, the city of Kahramanmaraş is only 40-50 km away from the OFM Fair area.
The entire world textile industry in 2024 is either maintain its stability or moving into decline. While all of these indicators show that the current year will pass below the expectations in this direction, there is an expectation of recovery for the textile sector after the second half of 2025. We can see clearly from the demands since announcement of the event that all of companies wishing to exhibit their machinery and technology to the sector and introduce their innovations are showing keen interest to the GTMF 2025 fair, whose investors and visitors are ready.

Sectoral Cooperation and Partnerships Towards Gaziantep Fair 

GTMF 2025 Fair
Under the supervision of Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality, with the cooperation of Gaziantep Chamber of Trade, Gaziantep Chamber of Industry, Gaziantep Organized Industrial Zone and with the support of ATHİB, İTHİB, İTKİB, TOBB and KOSGEB.