Textile Companies in Kirklareli, Turkey

In Kirklareli, textiles and apparel made up close to half of manufacturing employment in 2017, according to SGK (Social Security Institution) data. The analysis of the Thrace Development Agency (TRAKYAKA) based on that data shows 30,226 insured manufacturing employees in the province in 2017, of whom 13,632 worked in apparel (7,156) and textiles (6,476), or about 45% (Tekstil Rehberi calculation). The province's exports are led by glass, aluminum and food, but the two apparel chapters together reached US$173.8 million in 2025.

Leading sub-sectors in employment (2017)

TRAKYAKA's TR21 Thrace Region Competitiveness Analysis highlights these sub-sectors for Kirklareli in the 2017 SGK data: other outerwear manufacturing (37 firms, 5,209 insured employees), finishing of textiles (11 firms, 2,317), weaving (15 firms, 2,282), underwear (18 firms, 1,276) and made-up textile articles other than apparel (9 firms, 1,180). The report also names textiles and apparel among the province's leading sectors in 2013, and both stand out in the 2015 turnover data. Because the figures are from 2017, today's number of companies and employees may be different.

Exports: apparel in the top five

According to the TRAKYAKA 2025 bulletin, which reports TÜİK data, Kirklareli ranked 28th in Turkey in 2025 with US$1.30 billion in exports (down 3.79% on 2024). The top five items were glass (US$159.5 million), aluminum (US$131.7 million), miscellaneous edible preparations (US$128.2 million), not-knitted apparel (US$88.1 million) and knitted apparel (US$85.7 million). The two apparel chapters together are about 13% of the province's exports (Tekstil Rehberi calculation). The top five destination countries were the United States, Germany, Algeria, the United Kingdom and Bulgaria.

Choosing a supplier in Kirklareli

We found no current, sourced data on how textiles are distributed across the province's districts. Narrow the search by district (the central district, Lüleburgaz, Babaeski, Vize and others) with the filter in the company list. According to the Lüleburgaz Chamber of Commerce and Industry, applications for industrial capacity reports have been made through the Industry Information System (Sanayi Bilgi Sistemi) since November 1, 2024. Ask the manufacturer for a current capacity report and an industry registry certificate (Sanayi Sicil Belgesi).

By product group, see the knit apparel, woven apparel, underwear and lingerie, socks and hosiery, woven fabrics and dyeing and finishing pages. Use How to Choose a CMT Workshop in Turkey to assess a workshop, and see Clothing Manufacturers in Turkey for vetting a garment supplier in general.