- CEO
- Muzaffer Turgut Kayhan
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Textiles
- Address
- Aydin Turkey
- IPO Date
- Apr 3, 1995
- Business
- Soktas Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. is a Turkey-based textile manufacturing company engaged in the design, production, marketing, and distribution of premium yarns and high-end woven shirting and apparel fabrics. Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Söke, Aydın, the company operates fully integrated manufacturing facilities spanning spinning, yarn dyeing, weaving, and chemical finishing. Soktas Tekstil serves global luxury fashion houses, bespoke shirtmakers, and premium ready-to-wear brands across domestic and international markets, including Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region.
The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of textile products and specialized finishing services: luxury woven shirting fabrics, produced from extra-long staple Egyptian Giza cotton, Supima cotton, linen, silk, wool, and stretch blends in poplin, twill, Oxford, dobby, jacquard, and fil-à-fil weaves; specialty spinning yarns, comprising compact-spun, ring-spun, gassed, mercerized, and package-dyed yarns engineered for fine apparel production; functional fabric treatments, incorporating non-iron, easy-care, liquid ammonia, water-repellent, antimicrobial, and natural stretch finishes; sustainable fabric collections, including organic-certified cotton textiles, recycled fiber blends, and traceable regenerative cotton lines; and agricultural and dairy activities, operated through its agribusiness subsidiary Efeler Ciftligi Tarim ve Hayvancilik A.S. for the production of raw milk and related livestock operations.
In recent developments, Soktas Tekstil has implemented strategic operational and financial initiatives aimed at strengthening its core textile operations and advancing environmental sustainability. The company has invested in renewable energy infrastructure by commissioning on-site solar photovoltaic (SPP) power generation facilities at its Söke manufacturing complex to reduce energy costs and lower carbon emissions. In product development, Soktas has expanded its sustainable textile offerings through commercial partnerships focused on certified regenerative agriculture and closed-loop fabric production for multinational apparel retailers. Additionally, the company has undertaken corporate restructuring measures, including capital structure enhancements and strategic adjustments to its shareholding in its agricultural subsidiary Efeler Ciftligi, to optimize resource allocation and prioritize high-margin, export-driven premium textile manufacturing.