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Verification Editor
Gizem Polat is Tekstil Rehberi's verification editor. She checks every figure, date, regulation, tax rule and technical claim against primary sources before publication; information that cannot be verified is not published.
How knit and woven fabrics differ, five checks to tell them apart, the cases that mislead, how to choose by product, and what changes in production, testing and customs classification.
Percale, sateen, ranforce and flannel compared: what thread count means per inch and as the Turkish per-centimeter “tel”, why “600 thread count” can mislead, and a checklist for writing a spec.
What garment trims are, the six groups from closures to packaging, how to specify each one, which tests to request, HS codes and a sourcing checklist for buyers working with Turkish suppliers.
What a clothing label must carry in the EU, UK and US when you source from Turkey: fiber content rules, care label law, how ISO 3758:2023 care symbols work, label language and a pre-shipment checklist.
The EU digital product passport for textiles is not mandatory yet and has no official start date. Confirmed, planned and expected dates, draft data fields, the unsold-clothing destruction ban and a preparation checklist.
How to calculate T-shirt production cost: the cost lines, kilogram-based fabric use, waste, sewing and print costs, and a hypothetical worked example you can rerun with your own numbers.
How much fabric a garment needs depends on pattern area, fabric width and marker efficiency. The formula, T-shirt and shirt worked examples, shrinkage and waste allowances, and what to write into a CMT order.
Nine clauses a garment manufacturing agreement with a Turkish workshop should cover, fill-in sample wording, Turkish default contract rules and a checklist to run before signing.
How to choose a CMT workshop in Turkey: ten criteria, the documents to request, a visit checklist, a scorecard for comparing quotes and low-risk first-order steps.
GSM ranges for T-shirts, hoodies and joggers, what light, mid and heavy weights mean, why one fabric can carry different GSM figures, and how to write GSM into a supplier spec.
No fabric stops sweating, but some manage sweat better. What test data show for linen, cotton, viscose and modal, how construction and weight change the result, and which tests to ask a fabric supplier for.
What OEKO-TEX, GOTS, GRS and Better Cotton actually prove, which one to ask a Turkish supplier for, how to verify a certificate, and which rules change in 2026–2027.
