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Kayteks Knitting Apparel

Founded in Denizli in 1965, Kayteks is a semi-integrated manufacturer of knitted fabrics and home textiles that performs every process from yarn to finished product, excluding dye and print, in-house. Its core product is fitted sheets (9,000 a day), with knitted fabric as its second pillar (15 tons a day). It is one of the region's oldest and leading manufacturers and exports 95% of its production.

Kayteks factory building, Denizli

01 Our Story

Over 60 Years of Manufacturing Excellence

Kayteks manufactures all kinds of knitted fabrics, home textile products and baby products on a total area of 20,000 square meters in Denizli.

Kayteks has a daily production capacity of 15 tons of knitted fabric, 9,000 fitted sheets, 2,000 duvet covers and 2,500 pillowcases.

Kayteks is a semi-integrated facility that can perform all processes from yarn to finished products excluding dye and print within itself in the home textile sector under the same roof. Our company exports 95% of its production and ranks among the top 25 exporters in Denizli and top 10 in its sector.

Kayteks is a strategic partner with many supermarket chains and home textile brands that are well known around the world, and also makes a name for itself in many countries with its "Açelya" brand.

Founded
1965Denizli
Facility
20,000 m²In total
Export rate
95%Among the top 25 exporters in Denizli and top 10 in its sector
Brand
Açelya
Knitted fabric
15 tons/day
Fitted sheets
9,000 pcs/day
Duvet covers
2,000 pcs/day
Pillowcases
2,500 pcs/day

02 Milestones

From 1965 to today

Over sixty years of our story, told with photos from our archive. Each caption says when the photo was taken.

1965 – 1980 The founding years

  1. Founded

    Kayteks was founded in Denizli's 1st Industrial Estate (1. Sanayi).

  2. Among the first members of the Denizli Chamber of Industry

    In 1973 Kayteks was among the first companies to join the Denizli Chamber of Industry.

  3. Industrialisation and upholstery fabrics

    Kayteks moved to factory-scale production and manufactured upholstery fabrics.

The founder of Kayteks at his desk in the early years; black-and-white archive photo
Our founder at his desk (early years)
The first Kayteks employees in a group photo on a snowy winter day; black-and-white archive photo
Our first team on a snowy winter day (early years)
Denizli Chamber of Industry ceremony: the screen honours the companies that became members in 1973, including Kayteks Örme Giyim San. ve Tic. A.Ş.; company representatives on stage
Ceremony honouring the Chamber's first members of 1973 (recent photo)
Façade of the former Kayteks factory building, 2006
Our former factory building (2006)

1993 – 1999 Knitting, a brand and first exports

  1. Knitted fabrics and home textiles

    Manufacturing of knitted fabrics and home textiles began.

  2. The Açelya brand

    The Açelya brand was founded and became a well-known name in the Turkish market.

  3. First exports

    Kayteks made its first exports, to METRO AG.

Açelya-branded duvet cover set box, 2006
Açelya duvet cover set box (2006)

2005 – 2010 Focus on knitted home textiles

  1. 100% knitted home textiles

    Upholstery fabric production ended; 100% of production was dedicated to knitted home textiles.

  2. Exports gain weight

    Exports took a growing share of Kayteks' business.

Kayteks stand at the Evteks fair: home textiles on shelves and a made bed, 2008
Our stand at the Evteks fair (2008)
Kayteks stand with an illuminated KAYTEKS sign at the Evteks fair, 2010
Our illuminated sign at Evteks (2010)
Brand wall with the KAYTEKS, Açelya Home and Liberty Life logos at the Evteks fair, 2013
Our brand wall at Evteks (2013)

2016 – Today To European standards

  1. Production to European standards

    All certification processes required for production to European standards were completed.

  2. With Europe's major chains

    Since 2018 Kayteks has been working with major supermarket and retail chains across Europe.

  3. 95% exports

    Exports reached 95% — the highest export share Kayteks has achieved.

  4. Today

    Experience, technology and a new generation

    Kayteks keeps evolving with a changing world, combining the experience of its past with today's technology and the energy of a new generation — with production, exports and employment at its core. Its core product is fitted sheets (9,000 a day), with knitted fabric as its second pillar (15 tons a day). It produces on 30 knitting machines in a facility of 20,000 m² in total and exports 95% of its production.

Kayteks stand at the Heimtextil fair in Frankfurt, 2020
Our Heimtextil stand (2020)
Corner of the Kayteks stand at Heimtextil 2023 showing sustainable fibre and fabric samples
Our sustainability corner at Heimtextil (2023)
Kayteks stand being built for Heimtextil 2023: illuminated logo wall and blue floor
Building our Heimtextil stand (2023)
Kayteks stand at Heimtextil 2025 displaying our home textiles
Our Heimtextil stand (2025)
Kayteks stand at Heimtextil 2026
Our Heimtextil stand (2026)
The modern Kayteks knitting hall with its knitting machines
Our knitting hall (today)
Solar panels on the roof of the Kayteks factory, mountains in the background
Solar panels on our factory roof (today)

03 Site and archive

Kayteks in pictures

Hover over the photos: the true colour opens up beneath the bronze tone.

Factory
Production
Equipment
Laboratory

04 Certifications

Our Certificates & Standards

  • GOTS

    Organic Textile

  • OCS

    Organic Content

  • RCS

    Recycled Claim

  • GRS

    Global Recycled

  • OEKO-TEX®

    Standard 100

  • STeP

    OEKO-TEX® STeP · Sustainable Production

  • BSCI

    Business Social Compliance

  • BCI

    Better Cotton

  • Sedex

    Ethical Trade
  • GOTS — Control Union · CU 813210

    GOTSCU 813210

  • GRS — Control Union · CU 813210

    GRSCU 813210

  • OCS 100 — Control Union · CU 813210

    OCS 100CU 813210

  • RCS 100 — Control Union · CU 813210

    RCS 100CU 813210

  • SANFOR KNIT

    SANFOR KNIT

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05 Ethics line

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