Socks Manufacturers in Turkey: Top Turkish Socks Brands & Exporters

Turkish Socks Manufacturers export their socks & Hosiery Products mostly to European countries. Turkey is the second biggest exporter of socks in the World after China.

Thousands of Socks manufacturers in Turkey are mainly export oriented companies.

Around 80-85% of Made in Turkey socks are being exported. In 2019 Turkish manufacturers had an export record of USD 1,1 Billion USD. Italy with USD 822 Million, and Germany with 692 Million USD followed Turkey.

The biggest importing countries of Turkish brand socks and socks made in Turkey are:

United Kingdom
Germany
France
Netherlands
Spain

The Top Turkish Socks manufacturers and exporters are:

Alpin Socks
Gelal Socks
Altin Iplik Corap
Beks Corap
Bony Socks
Bross Socks
Penti Socks
Naci Socks

We will cover the top socks manufacturers and exporters along with top brands in Turkey in this post. See more than 40 realiable suppliers here…

The list has no specific order.

Bross Socks Turkey

Bross Socks has proved that it is a good solution partner with the service and reliability that it has given to the leading brands of the world by making great increases in exports since 2008 until today.

Bross Tekstil AŞ, which has defined its area of expertise as “Panty-hose”, accomplished to respond to all the demands of its customers by producing socks and panty hosiery for women, men, children and infant groups as well as some special products such as wristbands, hair bands, leggings, moccasins, dance shoes, sea shoes, slippers, leg warmers and home shoes.

Penti Socks

Penti story began in 1950 as two separate companies which were then united under a single brand, Öğretmen Çorap, in 1970. This was followed by the launch of our production facility in Bayrampaşa, Istanbul and the final phase of our branding process came in 1984 when Öğretmen Çorap was replaced with Penti.

Over the years, we continued our growth in production and retail activities, expanding our offering of legwear targeting women and girls with men’s socks, homewear & activewear, intimates and beachwear lines.

We currently have a total of 300 stores across Turkey, 106 stores in 29 different countries and have exports to 43 countries. The number of stores is continuously growing and being complemented by sales offices located in the United Kingdom, Romania, Ukraine and Spain. We offer Penti to people from numerous nationalities on a vast geography, notably in the EU, Balkans, CIS and MENA.

These achievements and the growth rate has attracted the attention of foreign investors, resulting in a partnership in 2012 with Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest venture capital, marking yet another milestone towards our goal of creating a global Turkish brand.

Alpin Socks

Established in the year 2000, we are a specialist socks and tights manufacturer creating large collections of socks for Men’s, Ladies, Children’s and Babies and tights.

Alpin Socks is one of the leading suppliers of socks in Europe with an average capacity of 9,000,000 pairs of socks per month.

We produce for leading retailers in Europe and around the world, working closely with our customers as partners to provide the complete solution to their hosiery needs. We take pride in delivering customer satisfaction with continued factory improvement through investment in people and technology, reliable services and delivery.

We produce a wide range of fashion lead socks and tights, casual heavy gauge socks, pelerine socks, true argyle socks, technical sports socks including running, trekking, general fitness, football, basketball, tennis, cycling, skiing plus compression socks. We have an in-depth technical background, large production capacity and experienced staff.

Gelal Socks Turkey

Gelal Socks is a privately owned company, established in 1966, presently managed by the third generation of its founders.

Proven to globally lead the creation and development of all types of socks, Gelal demonstrates exemplary flexibility, producing a wide range of socks from technical or end-use purpose-created socks with specific functions and properties, to exciting lifestyle socks, even basic socks for men, ladies and children!

Altiniplik Corap

Turkey’s leading hosiery and nylon yarn producer Altın Iplik ve Çorap was established in 1945 by its founder Jojo Doenyas in Sultanhamam as a factory producing men’s socks. Laying the foundations for the first yarn and sock factory in the 1960’s, the company produced garter hosiery, followed by the first seamless hosiery brand Parizien in 1973.

Achieving a first in 1981 with its brand MÜJDE, Altın Iplik delivered hosiery to even the most remote corners of Turkey. Today, Altın Iplik maintains its leadership in the Turkish women’s nylon hosiery market with 99% brand recognition and 65% market share.

Established with a visionary eye, hard work and determination Altın Iplik is the ‘world’s only integrated hosiery plant’ that can manufacture hosiery from polyester chips at its yarn and hosiery plants. Built on a closed area of 60,000 m² Altın Iplik’s production plant in Çerkezköy employs around 1,000 people and has a capacity of manufacturing 9 million dozens of socks and 6,000 tonnes of yarns. The company exports hosiery and yarns to over 40 countries across five continents, out of which 55% of the exports are made to European and North American countries.

Beks Socks

With a total of 200.000 square meters our company’s premises are situated in the industrial area of Çerkezköy – a city in the Tekirdağ Province of Turkish Thrace -, which is located in the European part of Turkey close to the border with Greece.

Since the year 1975 Beks Socks & Seamless Underwear has been successfully offering its valuable services in the fields of socks, hosiery products and seamless underwear on the international market and always in compliance with customer requirements.

Based on a sophisticated holistic system – that combines and covers all necessary production steps and aspects in an integrative and all-embracing way, we’re proud to highlight the fact that all required raw materials are purchased by ourselves in order to be then further processed in our dyeing kitchen, afterwards evaluated in our laboratory until they are finally released for ultimate manufacturing.

Moreover, all product-related development and designs are also worked out internally and are finally implemented in our own plants, too. By this means, all necessary production steps are combined in the most efficient and holistic manner.

Bony Socks

Bony Socks was established by Hasan Gülkaya in 1986 It is one of Europe’s largest socks manufacturer producing men’s, women’s, children’s and baby socks and tights for its own brand KATIA and the world’s leading brands.

Since the day it was founded, it has achieved a planned, scheduled and stable growth and has adopted customer-oriented working principles with a perfectionist attitude.

Bony Socks offers its customers the highest quality and fastest production with the latest technology machines and production systems in its own production area of 50.000 m2 for the world’s largest brands, especially in countries such as America, England, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Sweden.

Naci Corap

Naci Çorap was founded in 1970, operated in the domestic market until 1990.

In 1990, Ahmet Orfa and Ali Orfa had taken over the management from our founder Naci Orfa as the second generation and since then, it has expanded abroad mainly in export side and continues to work successfully with exclusive stores and customer groups in various European countries with full capacity for a long time.

Today, with the participation of the second and third generations to our company, it proceeds quickly and surely on the road of quality and customers satisfaction in European standards , which is our objective.

Aber Socks

ABER SOCKS was founded by Abdullah Erdal in 1998 with his experience in the field for over 30 years and is a family owned, 100% exporting company.

Our main production consists of 3 gg and 6 gg machines and we export to Europe and America.

We focus on obtaining high levels of customer satisfaction and create strong bonds with our customers which will result in long term co-operation.

In order to continue providing high quality service to our target markets, we are always looking forward to improving ourselves in the best possible way.

Moyra Socks

ABER SOCKS was founded by Abdullah Erdal in 1998 with his experience in the field for over 30 years and is a family owned, 100% exporting company.

Our main production consists of 3 gg and 6 gg machines and we export to Europe and America.

We focus on obtaining high levels of customer satisfaction and create strong bonds with our customers which will result in long term co-operation.

In order to continue providing high quality service to our target markets, we are always looking forward to improving ourselves in the best possible way.

Akay Corap

Akay Corap was established in 1990 in Istanbul Turkey. Company produces and exports socks.

Akay Çorap’s bamboo socks are produced from the highest quality yarns produced from high quality bamboo fibers. Bamboo socks are environmentally and nature friendly products which attach importance to human health from socks to underwear. Bamboo socks are easily recycled and dissolves in nature

Akin Socks Manufacturer

Among the leading sock producers, AKIN ÇORAP IND. and TRADE INC. positioned itself with a distinguished quality and a private brand in the international market with its experience over 45 years and expertise in the sector.

Established with totally domestic capital and only with 23 machines in 1972, AKIN ÇORAP IND. and TRADE INC. today;

has a staff over 1000 people,
950 knitting machinery,
32.000 m² being closed totally 52.000 m² production area and
a production capacity of 110 million pairs of socks yearly.

Murat Socks

Murat Socks was established in Istanbul in 1971 and has been operating in the socks sector for almost half a century. Murat Socks, which started its export operations in 1991, is one of the leading manufacturers of Turkey.Murat Çorap A.Ş. has an annual production capacity of 20 million pairs of socks, and produces for many respected brands in Europe. In every stage of production, presentation and marketing, the latest technologies are followed and world trends are observed. Our company, which has been working with a focus on customer satisfaction since its foundation; with its quality production and wide product range, it has achieved a steady growth by gaining the trust of all its customers. Murat Socks with its innovative and entrepreneurial vision is one of the major contributors to Turkey’s export.

Kardesler Corap

Kardeşler Corap started production of socks in a small workshop in Istanbul in 1992. It was founded with 100% domestic capital and increased its production capacity by adding new machines to the site in line with increasing demand.

It has increased its market share in the sector with the increased production volumes and intensive marketing and it has taken its place in the European market after ALSA TEKSTİL SAN. Ve DIŞ TİC. LTD. ŞTİ. -a group company- started to operate in 2000.

Berk Corap / Italiana Brand Socks

While continuing its brand adventure that appeals to Turkish women since 1984, it continues on its way with the brand image updated in 2009 and 2019 and with the yarn and weaving qualities used compared to its competitors.
Today, Italıana sets the standards of elegance and quality with a wide range of products and colors, from classic and patterned tights to garter-free stockings, patterned knee socks, maternity, shaper and children’s socks.

Aytug Socks Brand

Aytuğ, which was founded in 1957, is one of the longest-established brands. Aytuğ, which has presented high technology, fashion and quality together since it was established, is always a leader in the socks sector. Aytuğ instigated the use of computer machines as regards the production of Socks within the industry. In addition, it was the first company to add the assortment combination in the packing system and the sales organisation in marketing. Aytuğ, which contributes to the institutionalization of the Turkish Socks Industry, continues to grow and create new added value under the name of Rota Textile.

Bolero Socks Turkey

Having been a reliable socks and legwear manufacturer in Turkey for many years, we are pleased to introduce ourselves as Bolero SOCKS® with commitment to unconditional customer service along with competitive prices.

Aspiring to be “Your Global Socks Supplier Partner”, Bolero SOCKS® offers you numerous offers for your socks and legwear demands from its technologically well-equipped manufacturing plant in Istanbul, Turkey.

Simsek Socks Istanbul Turkey

Simsek Socks factory is located in Esenyurt, Istanbul. Simsek socks is an important manufacturer of babies socks, children socks, and socks for adults.

Simsek, which has nearly 30 years of experience in the sector, has started to export its products in 1998 and today exports its entire production capacity of 25 million pairs to abroad.

Simsek does all knitting, toe sewing, washing, ironing and packaging in 7000 m2 factory with the latest technology machines.

Eren Corap

Eren Corap is one of the biggest socks manufacturers and exporters in Turkey.

In 1992, Eren Socks found in Istanbul, has taken reliable place in the sector in a short while. Innovational approach to quality and production understanding provided remarkeable benefits to us between other sector players. In 2005, our second Factory built in the middle of Turkey, Yozgat Industrial Area, consist of 20,000 square meters. Currently we produce in Yozgat and manages all processes of logistics, marketing, finance and mechandising efficiently from Istanbul Headoffice/Factory.

Our proficiency is mens, ladies and childrens socks manufacturing in accordance with international standards. We offer a wide range of trending fashion socks, casual heavy gauge socks, technical sports socks including running, trekking, fitness, football, basketball, tennis, cycling, skiing plus compression socks. Already, we have an in-depth technical background, large production capacity and experienced staff. We produce for leading retailers in Europe and around the world, working closely with our customers as partners to provide the complete solution to their hosiery needs.

Seval Socks (Dalbudak)

Dalbudak Çorap started its sock production activities by Sefa Dalbudak with strong foundations to produce socks in Turkey in 1989. Dalbudak Çorap took the steps to be the preferred brand in sock production, by establishing fast production lines to meet the increased production requests and took its place among the leader companies which succeeded in making its mark in the sector with stories of success.

Dalbudak Çorap came into prominence with its production quality and services in just a short time after its establishment, later created its export brand Sev-Al Socks to meet the increasing interest and demands from abroad.