Green Production and ESG in Türkiye’s Textile Sector: Implications for Export Competitiveness

Damla Özekan; Evrim İldem Develi

doi:10.22466/acusbd.2011630

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Türkiye Tekstil Sektöründe Yeşil Üretim ve ESG: İhracat Rekabet Gücüne Yansımaları

Abstract

Bu çalışma, AB odaklı değer zincirlerinde faaliyet gösteren Türkiye’deki tekstil işletmelerinin ESG bağlantılı yeşil üretim uygulamalarını stratejilerine nasıl entegre ettiklerini ve bu uygulamaların firma düzeyinde ihracat rekabet gücü açısından yansımalarını incelemektedir. Araştırmada, Kasım–Aralık 2025 döneminde 15 tekstil işletmesinin üst düzey karar vericileriyle gerçekleştirilen yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmelere dayalı nitel çoklu vaka tasarımı kullanılmış ve veriler NVivo desteğiyle tematik olarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, yeşil dönüşümün teknolojik uygulamaların yanı sıra raporlama, belgelendirme ve tedarikçi koordinasyonu gibi örgütsel uyarlamaları da içerdiğini göstermektedir. İhracata ilişkin yansımalar başlıca AB’deki alıcı ilişkilerinin sürdürülmesi, sipariş sürekliliği, denetim ve ihale yeterliliği ile ticari konumlandırma üzerinden ortaya çıkmıştır. Beklenen düzenleyici riskler ve değer zinciri uyum baskıları, firmalar tarafından bildirilen pazarla ilişkili yansımalardan ayrıştırılmıştır. Çalışma, sosyo-teknik uyum ile ihracat pazarına erişim ve rekabetçi konum arasındaki bağlantıyı ortaya koymaktadır.

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Supporting Institution

Yoktur.

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışma, Yeditepe Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Araştırmaları Etik Kurulu tarafından onaylanmıştır (Tarih: 24.11.2025). Araştırmaya katılan tüm katılımcılardan görüşmeler öncesinde bilgilendirilmiş gönüllü onam alınmıştır.

Green Production and ESG in Türkiye’s Textile Sector: Implications for Export Competitiveness

Abstract

This study examines how ESG-linked green production practices are integrated into the strategies of textile firms in Türkiye operating within EU-oriented value chains and explores their firm-level implications for export competitiveness. The study uses a qualitative multiple-case design based on semi-structured interviews with senior decision-makers from 15 textile firms conducted in November–December 2025. The data were analyzed through iterative thematic coding supported by NVivo. The findings show that green transformation involves both technological practices, particularly in dyeing, wastewater management, and resource efficiency, and organizational responses such as reporting, certification, and supplier coordination. Export-related implications emerged inductively and were mainly associated with EU buyer retention, order continuity, audit and tender eligibility, and commercial positioning. Anticipated regulatory risks and value-chain compliance pressures were distinguished from reported market-related implications. The study contributes to the international trade and sustainability literature by linking socio-technical adaptation to market access and competitive positioning within buyer-driven export value chains.

Keywords

Supporting Institution

None.

Ethical Statement

This study was approved by the Yeditepe University Humanities and Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee (Date: 24.11.2025). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before the interviews were conducted.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

International Economics (Other), Sustainable Development

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Damla Özekan ^*
0000-0002-9952-129X
Türkiye

Evrim İldem Develi
0000-0003-3842-8611
Türkiye

Publication Date

October 25, 2026

Submission Date

August 5, 2026

Acceptance Date

October 16, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 12 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.22466/acusbd.2011630

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA38CK99CK

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APA

Özekan, D., & Develi, E. İ. (2026). Green Production and ESG in Türkiye’s Textile Sector: Implications for Export Competitiveness. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.22466/acusbd.2011630

AMA

1.Özekan D, Develi Eİ. Green Production and ESG in Türkiye’s Textile Sector: Implications for Export Competitiveness. ACU-Int J Soc Sci. 2026;12(1). doi:10.22466/acusbd.2011630

Chicago

Özekan, Damla, and Evrim İldem Develi. 2026. “Green Production and ESG in Türkiye’s Textile Sector: Implications for Export Competitiveness”. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 12 (1). https://doi.org/10.22466/acusbd.2011630.

EndNote

Özekan D, Develi Eİ (October 1, 2026) Green Production and ESG in Türkiye’s Textile Sector: Implications for Export Competitiveness. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 12 1

IEEE

[1]D. Özekan and E. İ. Develi, “Green Production and ESG in Türkiye’s Textile Sector: Implications for Export Competitiveness”, ACU-Int J Soc Sci, vol. 12, no. 1, Oct. 2026, doi: 10.22466/acusbd.2011630.

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Özekan, Damla - Develi, Evrim İldem. “Green Production and ESG in Türkiye’s Textile Sector: Implications for Export Competitiveness”. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 12/1 (October 1, 2026). https://doi.org/10.22466/acusbd.2011630.

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1.Özekan D, Develi Eİ. Green Production and ESG in Türkiye’s Textile Sector: Implications for Export Competitiveness. ACU-Int J Soc Sci. 2026;12. doi:10.22466/acusbd.2011630.

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Özekan, Damla, and Evrim İldem Develi. “Green Production and ESG in Türkiye’s Textile Sector: Implications for Export Competitiveness”. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 12, no. 1, Oct. 2026, doi:10.22466/acusbd.2011630.

Vancouver

1.Damla Özekan, Evrim İldem Develi. Green Production and ESG in Türkiye’s Textile Sector: Implications for Export Competitiveness. ACU-Int J Soc Sci. 2026 Oct. 1;12(1). doi:10.22466/acusbd.2011630

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• The editor should ensure that the peer-review process is carried out with double-blind peer review and should not disclose the referees to the authors and the authors to the reviewers.

• The editor should evaluate the reviewers according to their timing and performance.

• The editor should create a database of reviewers and update the database according to the performance of the reviewers.

• The editor should remove the reviewers who make rude and unqualified comments or return late from the reviewer list.

• The editor should continually revive and augment the list of reviewers according to the reviewers' fields of expertise.

Relationships with Authors

• The editor should regularly revise the editorial and writing guidelines and the sample template as to what is expected of the authors.

• The editor should assess the articles submitted to the journal in terms of journal writing rules, the importance of the work, and originality. If the editor decides to reject the article during the first submission process, the editor should unquestionably and impartially convey to the authors the reason for this. In this process, if it is decided that the article ought to be revised in terms of grammar, punctuation, and/or spelling rules (margins, appropriate reference, etc.), the authors should be informed about this, and they should be given time to make the necessary corrections.

• Manuscripts must include dates of submission and acceptance for publication.

• When the authors ask for information regarding the status of their articles, they should be declared the status of their articles in a way that does not disturb the double-blind peer-review process.

Relationships with the Editorial Board

• The editor should express the publishing and writing rules to the new editorial board members and explain what is expected of them.

• The editor should share the most current version of the publication and writing rules with the editorial board members.

• The editor should evaluate the editorial board members and elect members to the editorial board who will actively participate in the development of the journal.

• The editor should notify the editorial board members about their roles and responsibilities below.

• Subsidizing the development of the journal

• Writing reviews on their areas of expertise when requested

• Reviewing and improving publishing and writing rules

• To complete the required responsibilities in the operation of the journal.

Relationships with the Journal's Owner and Publisher

• Artvin Coruh University publishes the Artvin Coruh University International Journal of Social Sciences. The publisher's ethical responsibilities are as follows:
• The publisher accepts that the decision maker and the refereeing process are the editor's responsibility in publishing an article in the International Journal of Social Sciences of Artvin Coruh University.
• The publisher furnishes open, electronic, and free access to the journal on the journal's web page.

Unethical Behavior and Plagiarism

All articles submitted to Artvin Coruh University International Journal of Social Sciences are scanned with the IThenticate (http://www.ithenticate.com/) or Turnitin (https://www.turnitin.com/) software program before being printed. The similarity rate is 20%, and articles below this rate are accepted for publication. Articles exceeding this rate are concerned in detail and sent back to the authors for revision or correction. If plagiarism or unethical behavior is noticed, they are rejected for publication.

Some unethical behaviors are detailed below:
• Noting those who did not contribute intellectually to the study as authors.
• Not specifying the people who contributed intellectually to the study as authors.
• Failure to exhibit if the article was produced from the author's master's/doctoral thesis or a project.
• Slicing that is, publishing more than one article from a single study.
• Not reporting conflicts of interest regarding submitted articles.
• Deciphering the double-blind reviewing process.

Journal Publisher: Dean of Hopa Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences

Orhan ŞIMŞEK

Political Economy Theory, Heterodox Economics, Macroeconomic Theory, Development Economics - Macro, Political Economy, International Economics, Regional Development and Globalisation in International Economics, Green Economy, Economic Development Policy, History of Turkiye Economy, International Trade

Chief Editor

Murat BERBEROĞLU

Finance and Investment, Finance, Microfinance, Investment and Portfolio Management

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Uğur UZUN

Banking and Insurance, Commercial Banking, Finance, Financial Markets and Institutions

Field Editors

Yener OĞAN

Food Culture, Gastronomy Tourism

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Neşe OKTAY

Modern Turkish Literature in Turkiye Field

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Şule NAMLI

Zehra Sedef KORKMAZ

Education, Curriculum and Instration , Curriculum Development in Education, Curriculum Evaluation in Education

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Mustafa BATMAN

History of The Republic of Turkiye, History of Turkiye Economy, Ataturk's Principles History of Revolution, Late Modern History of Middle East, Late Modern Ottoman History

Kerem ÖZBEY

Migration Sociology, Sociology of Migration, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism, Modernization Sociology

Hilal YILMAZ

Early Childhood Education

Faruk TAŞKIN

Late Modern Urban History, Late Modern History of Middle East, Late Modern Ottoman History, Late Modern Renewal History

Derya SARI

Plant Material and Growing, Landscape Design, Landscape Architecture (Other)

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Metin TÜRKMEN

Sociological Studies of Crime, Crime and Punishment , Sociology, Forensic Social Science, Change, Underdevelopment and Modernisation Sociology, Sociology of Law

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Çiçek KIZILKAN AKAR

Finance

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Hakan GÜLTEKIN

Linguistics, British and Irish Language, Literature and Culture, Theory of Theatre

Zafer ADALI

Ecological Economics, Growth, Development Economics - Macro, Cyclical Fluctuations

İzzet ŞIRIN

Linguistics (Other), Old Turkic Language (Orhon, Uyghur, Karahan), New Turkish Language (Turkish of Old Anatolia, Ottoman, Turkiye)

Emrah SAYAR

Turkish Language and Literature Education

Publishing / Editorial Board

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Al BAVON

Public Administration

İbrahim TOKATLIOĞLU

Microeconomics, Labor Economics, Theory of Economy, Industrial Economy

Fikret SÖZBILIR

Strategy, Management and Organisational Behaviour, Entrepreneurship, Innovation Management, Organizasyon, Organisation and Management Theory

Şinasi SÖNMEZ

History of The Republic of Turkiye

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Ahmet OĞUZ

Ottoman Institutions and Civilization, Late Modern Balkan History, Late Modern Press History, Late Modern Ottoman History, Late Modern Renewal History, Ottoman history

Tarhan OKAN

Corporate Governance, Organizasyon, Organisation and Management Theory, Strategy, International Business

Jesus GARCIA LABORDA

World Languages, Literature and Culture (Other), Primary Education

Mykola BILOSHKURSKYI

Econometric and Statistical Methods

Hasan AYAYDIN

Machine Learning Algorithms, Banking and Insurance, Finance and Investment, Financial Markets and Institutions, Financial Risk Management

Green Production and ESG in Türkiye’s Textile Sector: Implications for Export Competitiveness

Türkiye Tekstil Sektöründe Yeşil Üretim ve ESG: İhracat Rekabet Gücüne Yansımaları

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Green Production and ESG in Türkiye’s Textile Sector: Implications for Export Competitiveness

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