Ozanteks Tekstil San. Ve TİC. A.Ş.

Ozanteks Tekstil San. Ve TİC. A.Ş. is a Turkish textile manufacturer based in Denizli, a region long associated with towel and home-textile production. The company began in 1973 as a small workshop named Ozan Kollektif, producing pique, table covers and bedspreads on simple hand looms. Under the leadership of Zafer Katrancı, the workshop grew and, eleven years later, was converted into a joint-stock company under the name OZANTEKS. Today it is one of Turkey's larger integrated textile producers, employing more than 2,000 people according to its official website. Ozanteks is best known for towels and bathrobes, but its product range has expanded to include bedding sets, sheets, pillows, quilts, sleep sets, bed covers, pique and underwear. The company operates a vertically integrated production chain that includes weaving, dyeing, finishing and garment manufacturing. Its official site describes a substantial industrial base with hundreds of weaving looms, circular knitting machines, yarn-dyeing and piece-dyeing capacity, and a wastewater treatment plant. This integration allows Ozanteks to control quality and lead times from yarn to finished product. Export markets have been central to the company's growth. Ozanteks began exporting in 1981, starting with the United Kingdom, and that first year's export revenue reached US$2 million. Since 1995 it has been listed among Turkey's top 500 industrial enterprises. Its products reach customers across Europe, the Middle East and other international markets, and the company positions itself as one of the largest towel and bathrobe producers in Europe and the Middle East by production capacity. Ozanteks remains a private, family-influenced company. Zafer Katrancı is identified as chairman, while Ozan Katrancı serves as general manager. The company continues to invest in technology and capacity, and its product portfolio now spans home textiles, hotel textiles, beach and kitchen towels, sportswear, underwear, corsetry, swimwear and maternity wear. Its headquarters and main operations are in Denizli, Turkey.

Ozanteks traces its origins to 1973, when a small workshop called Ozan Kollektif was established in Turkey. It began by producing pique, table covers and bedspreads on simple hand looms. Under the chairmanship of Zafer Katrancı, the workshop expanded and, eleven years after its founding, was converted into a joint-stock company and renamed OZANTEKS. This transition marked the beginning of its evolution from a craft workshop into an industrial enterprise. During the 1980s, as Turkey opened up to international markets, Ozanteks shifted toward automation and began producing and exporting towels and bathrobes. Exports started in 1981 with the United Kingdom, generating US$2 million in that first year. This export orientation laid the foundation for Ozanteks to become one of Turkey's top 500 industrial enterprises, a position it has held since 1995. The company continued to invest in vertical integration and capacity. Its own timeline records key additions: bedding production in 1990, sizing (haşıl) in 1995, package dyeing, dye finishing and sueding (şardon) in 1996, a wastewater treatment plant in 1997, the founding of Alper Konfeksiyon in 2001, polyamide dyeing, cotton knitwear and seamless knitting in 2002, Welsoft knitting in 2003, and twisting (büküm) in 2012. These investments broadened its product range and strengthened its control over the production chain. By the 2000s, Ozanteks had grown into a large integrated manufacturer with more than 2,000 employees. Its official website describes a substantial industrial base including 300 towel and fabric weaving looms, 100 underwear and knitting machines, 21 HT (high-temperature dyeing) machines, 7 polyamide dyeing machines, 6 package dyeing machines and 1 open-width dyeing machine, among other equipment. The company positions itself as one of the largest towel and bathrobe producers in Europe and the Middle East by production capacity. Today Ozanteks remains a private company headquartered in Denizli, Turkey. Zafer Katrancı serves as chairman and Ozan Katrancı as general manager. Its product portfolio spans home textiles, hotel textiles, beach and kitchen towels, sportswear, underwear, corsetry, swimwear and maternity wear, serving customers in Turkey and export markets across Europe and the Middle East.

• 2012

  Added twisting (büküm).

• 2003

  Added Welsoft knitting.

• 2002

  Added polyamide dyeing, cotton knitwear and seamless knitting.

• 2001

  Alper Konfeksiyon was founded.

• 1997

  Commissioned a wastewater treatment plant.

• 1996

  Added package dyeing, dye finishing and sueding (şardon).

• 1995

  Started sizing (haşıl) production; entered Turkey's top 500 industrial enterprises.

• 1990

  Started bedding production.

• 1984

  Converted into a joint-stock company and renamed OZANTEKS, eleven years after founding.

• 1981

  Began exporting, starting with the United Kingdom; first-year exports reached US$2 million.

• 1973

  Founded as Ozan Kollektif, a small workshop producing pique, table covers and bedspreads on hand looms.

Vertically integrated, large-scale Turkish textile manufacturer and exporter, among the largest towel and bathrobe producers in Europe and the Middle East.

• Home textiles

  Towels

• Home textiles

  Bathrobes

• Home textiles

  Bedding sets

• Home textiles

  Sheets

• Home textiles

  Pillows

• Home textiles

  Quilts

• Home textiles

  Sleep sets

• Home textiles

  Bed covers

• Home textiles

  Pique

• Apparel

  Underwear

• Apparel

  Sportswear

• Apparel

  Swimwear

• Apparel

  Maternity wear

1. 1OZANTEKS official websiteozanteks.com.tr
2. 2OZANTEKS history pageozanteks.com.tr
3. 3Wikidata entry for Ozanteks Tekstil San. Ve TİC. A.Ş.wikidata.org