Swimwear and Beachwear Manufacturers in Turkey

Swimwear and beachwear is the category of companies in Turkey that make swimsuits, bikinis, haşema (full-coverage modest swimwear, often called burkini), board shorts, sarongs (pareos) and beach dresses. Chlorine, sunscreen and sun make the fabric, lining and color fastness the first things to check. For the stretch knit itself, see knitted fabrics and spandex yarn.

Swimwear, sportswear or modest clothing?

İHKİB, the Istanbul apparel exporters' association, does not list swimwear as a separate group in its sportswear export report; it tracks it within sportswear, under customs heading 6112 for knitted and 6211 for woven. We list it separately because the questions to ask a supplier differ. If your product fits elsewhere:

• Leggings and sports jerseys: sportswear.
• Haşema: listed here; a company that makes it for a modest collection may also select modest clothing.
• Bras and underwear: underwear and lingerie.
• Beach towels and Turkish towels (peshtemal): towels and bathrobes.
• Finished swimwear in bulk: wholesale clothing.
• Sewing only, with your own fabric: CMT sewing.

Chlorine, sunscreen and color fastness

Spandex gives swimwear its stretch and recovery. According to one spandex manufacturer, standard spandex degrades faster under chlorine, sunscreen, heat and UV, showing up as stretch loss and sagging. For pool use, ask the fabric supplier for a chlorine-resistant spandex type and a test report. For color, ISO 105-E03:2010 measures color fastness to chlorinated pool water, with 50 and 100 mg/l active chlorine for swimwear and 20 mg/l for accessories such as beach robes and towels. For printed swimwear, the print method depends on the fiber (printing methods).

Sewing and wet sampling

The seam has to stretch with the fabric, so ask whether the company has coverstitch and overlock machines. Have it list in writing who supplies cups, lining, elastic, buckles and ties (elastics and tapes). Check the sample wet as well as dry: after soaking and drying, do the measurements, lining position or stretch recovery change?

UV protection claims

If you will sell a product as UV protective, have the fabric tested first. According to Hohenstein's factsheet, UV STANDARD 801 measures the ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) on new fabric and after stretching, wetting, abrasion and washing, which suits swimwear worn wet and stretched. The European Commission's guidelines on the PPE Regulation (October 2025) treat a product designed and made with specific UV-protective properties as personal protective equipment (PPE) under Regulation (EU) 2016/425, and PPE is placed on the market with CE marking. They also say sunlight is not an “atmospheric condition” under the regulation's weather exclusion for private use. This is current as of October 11, 2026, and covers the EU only. Settle the conformity assessment route with a testing laboratory, and confirm the rules with your importer and an expert before selling in the EU.

What sets swimwear price and MOQ?

Price depends on the fabric type and source (stock, custom print, imported), pieces per set, trims such as lining and cups, sewing operations, size and color breakdown, tests and quantity. We found no sourced minimum order quantity (MOQ) for swimwear; the floor comes from quantity per style, fabric per color or print, and trim suppliers' minimums (private label guide). Compare quotes on the same fabric and materials list.

Export figures and where companies are

İHKİB's April 2026 sportswear export report does not give swimwear's share separately. Of US$395 million in sportswear exports in 2025, its top ten items include two swimwear lines: men's and boys' woven swimwear of man-made fibers, US$23.6 million, and women's and girls' knitted swimwear of synthetic fibers, US$15.0 million (US$28.8 million in 2021). These are export values, not production volume. For company location, see the Industry Database of TOBB, the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey: of the 105 firms with a valid capacity report for women's knitted swimwear (product code 14.19.12.50), 72 are in Istanbul, as are most of the 40 firms under men's knitted swimwear (14.19.12.40) (October 2026). These counts reflect the knitted swimwear codes only and include only manufacturers with a valid capacity report. Use the city filter and confirm the production site on the company profile (how to choose a CMT workshop).