Bursa sits at the southern end of the knitwear and jersey belt that runs from Istanbul, across the Sea of Marmara. Send one brief: we place it with the factory in our group built for your product, and that factory bills you directly.
Also in BursaKnitwear and jersey · activewear · tailoring on the Istanbul-Bursa belt
How a brief runs
How a brief for Bursa actually runs.
The same brief works for Bursa and Istanbul: we choose the line, not the city. These are the timings we plan with.
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Send the briefDay 0
Product, fabric, pieces per style, target date and where the goods land. A photo or a reference garment is enough to start.
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We replywithin 24 hours
An honest answer on fit. Our fee, if your project needs one, is quoted in writing before any work starts and is never tied to order size.
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The factory choiceabout a week
We place the brief with the factory in our group built for your product, fabric and quantity. For knitwear, jersey and activewear that is often on the Istanbul-Bursa belt. You have one point of contact from sample to delivery.
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Pattern and samples2–4 weeks
Pattern to first sample in 10–14 days, then a round of corrections. You approve the sample, and bulk starts from it.
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Bulk and shipping6–10 weeks
Bulk from the approved sample for the products made most here. The factory bills you directly; your forwarder confirms the transport.
Checking work at a sewing station
We pick the factory, not the city.
If the best line for your product is elsewhere in Turkey, we tell you and place the brief there. Plan with the 14-week rule: start at least 14 weeks before a fixed ship date.
Bursa has a long history in textiles, and today it is one end of the belt where we produce most knitwear and jersey. How it connects to the rest of the map:
Schematic, not to scale · no transit times implied
The Aegean end of the western cluster, and a major port city.
“Where we produce” is how our group works today. “Regional background” is general, widely known context, not a claim about our factories. Neither is a factory count: we never publish one per city.
Brief checklist
A Bursa brief, ready to quote.
For the knitwear, jersey and activewear most brands bring here. Tick what you already have.
Both sit on the same knitwear and jersey belt. We do not choose by city: we place your brief with the factory in our group built for your yarn, gauge and quantity, wherever it is.
Most factories in our group start at 100 pieces per style. Activewear usually starts at 200, tailoring at 150. We confirm the exact minimum before you commit.
Plan around 10–15 weeks from brief to goods ready: 2–4 weeks of sampling, then 6–11 weeks of bulk depending on the product. With a fixed ship date, start at least 14 weeks before it.
Once we place your brief, a visit can be arranged with the factory. We do not run factory tours.
Usually not customs duty: clothing in free circulation in Turkey that travels with an A.TR movement certificate usually enters the EU without it. Import VAT and your broker’s fee still apply. For the UK, zero tariff depends on the rules of origin. This is general guidance, not customs advice: check with your broker.
Step 1 of your brief
What are you making, and how many?
Knitwear and t-shirts are pre-ticked, the products most brands bring to Bursa. Change them freely, pick the pieces per style, and the brief opens with both filled in.
Send a brief
Tell us what you’re making. We’ll find the line that makes it.
Four things are enough to start. We reply within 24 hours and place the brief with the factory in our group built for your product.
Sorting knit tops on the line
Weaving shed
Unfinished fabric on pallets
Laundry hall
