The Fashion and Textile Cluster (FTC) project is financed by the European Union and the beneficiary is the Turkish Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the Textile and Clothing sector (T/C), represented in this instance by ITKIB(Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters’ Union).
The overall objective for the FTC project is to increase the international competitiveness of SMEs in the T/C sectors in Turkey.
In addition there is a need to increase the level of networking among SMEs in the T/C sector at local, national and European levels as well as with business support organisations and related structures.
To strengthen public and private support structures for SMEs in the T/C sector, and enable the capacity of Turkish Textile and Clothing sector to be improved with the establishment of a Cluster Coordination Agency and the following supporting institutions
will be established :
Fashion Institute.
Research and Development Centre
Consultancy Centre
The Project is intended to contribute to the fulfilment of Turkey’s ambitious targets for the sector by 2010.
