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Editorial Team

Nihan Özkan

Terminology and Glossary Editor

Nihan Özkan is Tekstil Rehberi's terminology and glossary editor. She manages the textile glossary and keeps definitions consistent, Turkish–English equivalents accurate and related terms linked.

Areas of expertise

  • Textile terminology
  • Glossary
  • Turkish–English terms

Glossary entries

  • Lead Time (Termin)

    Lead time is the time from placing a garment order to delivery of the finished goods, and the delivery date is the day the order is due. Turkish suppliers use one word, termin, for both the due date and the time allowed from order to delivery.

  • MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity)

    MOQ stands for minimum order quantity: the smallest number of pieces, meters or kilograms a manufacturer or supplier will accept in one order. In clothing it is not one figure but several, set separately for each style, fabric color and trim.

  • Swatch Card

    A swatch card (Turkish: kartela) is a collection of small sample pieces that a manufacturer or supplier prepares to show customers its fabric, yarn, trim or color options, so the buyer can choose what to order. Depending on what it shows, it is also called a swatch book, shade card, color card or trim card.