Knitted Fabric Manufacturers and Suppliers in Turkey

Knitted fabric is made by looping yarn into stitches; this category lists the companies that make and sell loop-knitted fabric in rolls, the main material of T-shirts, sweatshirts, underwear and sportswear. In the Turkish market, single jersey is also sold as “penye kumaş” (penye fabric), but penye is the name of a combed cotton yarn, not a fabric structure. Knitted velour (also called knit velvet), whose surface is covered with cut pile, is listed here too; woven velvet, whose pile is formed by warp yarns, is listed under velvet. If you are looking for finished knitted garments, see knit apparel; for flat-knitted sweaters and cardigans, see knitwear and sweaters. The parent category is the fabrics page, and our guide on how to source fabric from Turkey covers the whole process from finding mills to ordering.

Knitted fabric sub-categories

If you know the name of the fabric you need, go straight to the sub-page:

• Single jersey: knitted on a single needle bed, light and fine; T-shirts and basics.
• Rib knit: ribbed and stretchy; necklines, cuffs and close-fitting styles.
• Interlock: smooth on both faces, full-bodied, with edges that do not curl.
• French terry (two-thread, iki iplik in Turkish) and three-thread fleece: sweatshirt and jogger fabrics.
• Pique: textured surface, polo shirt fabric.
• Scuba knit: also searched as “diving fabric” (dalgıç in Turkish); ask for the construction, yarn and GSM rather than the name.
• Polar fleece: polyester-based, napped fleece.

Ask a knitted fabric supplier about MOQ per color, lead time and dyeing

• MOQ and lead time: Wholesale knitted fabric is usually priced per kilogram, and on the supplier pages we reviewed the minimum order is defined per color. Company claims differ widely: a manufacturer of polyester knits states 500–1,000 kg per color and a 3–4 week lead time, while a wholesale company states 50 kg per color and delivery in 2–5 working days (October 2026). These are company claims, not standards; get a written quote for your own color and GSM.
• Greige or dyed: Fabric coming off the machine is greige (raw); color and handle come with dyeing, printing and finishing. Ask whether the company dyes in-house or uses a contract (fason) dyehouse, and how color approval is given.
• GSM and width: Have the GSM written with the state of measurement and the tolerance, and the width as open or tubular.
• Tests: Ask for reports on length and width change after washing, pilling and color fastness. On shrinkage, see how to prevent fabric shrinkage.

In knitted fabric, yarn, dyeing and quantity set the per-kilogram price

The kilogram price is affected by the yarn (type, count, combed or carded, ring-spun or open-end), the elastane content, dyeing and finishing, and order quantity. Because the cutting plan is made in meters, convert the price to meters: at the same kilogram price and the same width, a meter of 300 GSM fabric costs about 1.67 times as much as a meter of 180 GSM fabric. For GSM ranges, see the fabric weight (GSM) guide by garment type.

Knitting clusters in Turkey

Of the 1,294 firms with a valid TOBB capacity report for knitted fabrics (product code 13.91), 698 are in Istanbul, followed by Bursa (139), Tekirdağ (108), Denizli (77) and Kahramanmaraş (73) (October 2026). The data cover only manufacturers that hold a capacity report and are given by province; facilities in Çorlu and Çerkezköy are counted under Tekirdağ.

The Textile, Leather and Clothing Industry Specialized Commission Report prepared for the Ninth Development Plan (State Planning Organization, 2007; in Turkish) also names Istanbul as a cluster for circular knitting, knitwear and socks, and Çorlu and Çerkezköy for finishing, especially the finishing of circular-knitted fabric. The report is an observation of about twenty years ago; use the province filter on the page to find companies close to you.