Innovation and design base for the textile industry! Minister Kacır: Türkiye's priority is investment and production

Minister Kacır and Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat attended the opening ceremony of the İHKİB Innovation and Design Center, which was implemented in Istanbul in cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce, the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) and the Istanbul Ready-made Clothing and Apparel Exporters Association (IHKİB).

Within the scope of the center that will operate within İHKİB, Istanbul Fashion Academy (İMA), İHKİB Digital Transformation Center (DDM) and EKOTEKS came together under one roof.

Speaking at the ceremony, Minister Kacır stated that it is an important infrastructure that brings together the achievements of the "From Design to Production: Digital Transformation Project of the Ready-Made Clothing and Textile Sector" carried out within the scope of the Competitive Sectors Program of the İHKİB Innovation and Design Center and the services needed by the sector under the same roof.

Kacır noted the following in his speech: "Under the leadership of our esteemed President, we have implemented steps that have expanded our country's production capacity in 23 years, advanced the technology development ability of our industry and increased our competitiveness in global markets. Today, Turkey is an indispensable link in global value chains with its wide production capabilities, innovative industrial infrastructure and effectiveness in international markets."

Minister Kacır stated that the textile and ready-made clothing sector plays a leading role in Türkiye's industrialization journey and said, "Today, the global textile and ready-made clothing industry is going through a great change. Digital technologies are reshaping all links of the sector, from design to production, from supply chains to consumer experiences."

Emphasizing that, as the Ministry of Industry and Technology, they have paved the way for 1.7 trillion liras of investment and 1 million employment in the textile and ready-made clothing sectors in the last 23 years, Kacır stated that the support for creative industries will continue with the calls for 2025 and 2026.

Kacır said, "İHKİB Innovation and Design Center has become a very valuable infrastructure that brings together the achievements and needed services under the same roof within the scope of the Competitive Sectors Program. Ekoteks, whose technological infrastructure we have developed, contributes to our businesses to demonstrate their product quality and reliability."

Finally, reminding that the support amount within the scope of the Employment Protection Program in the Manufacturing Industry has been increased to 3 thousand 500 liras and a new financial support program of 250 billion liras has been put into effect, Kacır added that they will continue to support industrialists.