News & Announcements

April 15, 2026general

Rising Rainfall Brings Hope for Agriculture in Türkiye

During the October-April period of the 2025-2026 water/agricultural year, rainfall across Türkiye increased by up to 75% compared to the same period last year.

April 7, 2026general

Turkish Towels and ETKO Cooperation on Traceability and Certification

The Turkish Towels initiative, established by the Denizli Exporters’ Association (DENİB), and ETKO have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening traceability and certification infrastructure in the textile sector.

April 3, 2026general

ETKO Hosts SA8000 Social Accountability Training in Partnership with SAI

ETKO is proud to announce the successful completion of the SA8000 Standard Social Accountability Training, held from March 30th to April 3rd in Izmir, in collaboration with Social Accountability International (SAI).

March 28, 2026agriculture

ETKO Participates in Afyon Small Ruminant Producers Summit

ETKO continues to strengthen its active role in sustainable agriculture and livestock production.

March 9, 2026agriculture

Turkey's 2026 Agricultural Strategy: Focus on Irrigation and Water Management

Aiming to ensure food security against climate change, Turkey's 2026 agricultural strategy allocates the lion's share of investments to modern irrigation technologies and digital water management infrastructures.

March 9, 2026textile

Massive Leap in the Textile Recycling Market: $20.2 Billion Target for 2031

According to Valuates Reports, the Europe-led global textile recycling market is projected to reach $20.2 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 5.9%.

March 9, 2026textile

BCI Shares Updates and First-Year Achievements on New Certification Model

Celebrating its first year as an externally verified standard, BCI announced the certification of over 3,000 facilities and the launch of the new "BCI Cotton Label" in partnership with IOAS.

March 9, 2026general

A Milestone in Carbon Reporting: ISO and GHG Protocol Join Forces

ISO and the GHG Protocol have formed a strategic partnership to eliminate methodological confusion in corporate carbon footprint measurements and elevate sustainability reporting to the transparency of financial standards.

March 9, 2026textile

The AI and Spectroscopy Revolution in Textile Recycling

Advanced technologies revolutionize textile recycling by solving the sorting bottleneck with high accuracy and lower costs.

March 6, 2026textile

ETKO Attends the Texhibition Istanbul 2026 Fair

On March 4-6, ETKO auditors Elif Damgacı, Sefa Özalp, and Ayten Gündüz proudly represented us at the Texhibition Istanbul 2026 Fabric, Yarn, and Textile Accessories Fair.

February 13, 2026textile

Driving Global Standards: ETKO at the 19th GOTS Certifier Council

During the BIOFACH fair, held 10-13 February 2026, ETKO representative Mustafa Akyüz joined 50 industry experts for the 19th Global Standard (GOTS) Certifier Council Meeting.

January 30, 2026general

ETKO at IFCO 2026!

We are pleased to announce that ETKO will participate in the Istanbul Fashion Connection (IFCO), taking place at the Istanbul Expo Center from 4–7 February 2026.