SEFA Textile

What SEFA Textile does

SEFA Textile is a privately held Turkish shirt manufacturer founded in 1988 by Muharrem AKBABA, headquartered in Arnavutköy, Istanbul. The company operates as a B2B contract manufacturer producing classic, casual, washed, printed, embroidered, denim, and piece-dyed shirts for women, men, and children on behalf of international fashion brands. Its production footprint includes a 4,500 m2 indoor facility with a stated monthly capacity of 85,000 units, supported by JUKI industrial sewing machinery, Lectra design and cutting systems, and Coats industrial thread and yarn inputs. Workforce size is reported as 100–150 employees across two adjacent factory addresses on Mustafa Kemal Caddesi.

The business model is contract manufacturing for global apparel buyers, with no direct-to-consumer or retail distribution. The company exports to approximately 10–11 countries across Europe (Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Holland, England, Switzerland, Belgium), North America (USA, Canada), and Oceania (Australia). It maintains a broad fabric supplier base including premium international names such as Liberty (London), Tessitura Monti, Canclini, Esquel, Mileta, Eugster + Huber, Getzner, and BCHSA, alongside domestic Turkish suppliers (Bossa, Şahin Tekstil, Söktaş). Compliance with major social and quality audit frameworks — BSCI/amfori, SGS, TUV SUD, Intertek, Bureau Veritas, and Sedex — is a baseline requirement for entry into European and North American brand supply chains and is actively maintained.

Beyond apparel, SEFA Textile offers a secondary line of home textile products including chambray quilt covers and denim pillowcases, sold through the corporate website. The company is founder/family owned with no external institutional capital identified, no disclosed revenue, and no evidence of venture capital, private equity, or corporate parent relationships. Marketing is conducted through direct B2B sales relationships, industry trade event participation (ITMA), and a minimal digital presence via its corporate website and Instagram (@sefatextile).

Name

SEFA Textile

Legal name

SEFA TEXTILE

Website

https://sefatextile.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

SEFA Textile is a privately held Turkish B2B shirt manufacturer founded in 1988, producing classic, casual, washed, printed, embroidered, denim, and piece-dyed shirts for international fashion brands across women, men, and children, with 85,000-unit monthly capacity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Shirt Manufacturing

NAICS

Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors) (31525), Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (3152), Apparel Manufacturing (315)

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300), Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments (2320)

akta.pro primary industry

Tops & Shirts Cut & Sew (T-Shirts/Shirts/Blouses) (IMAOAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Children’s & Infant Apparel Cut & Sew (IMAOAEAJ)

Keywords

• Shirt manufacturing
• Contract manufacturing
• Denim apparel production
• Textile manufacturing services
• Private label shirts

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. B2B Shirt Manufacturing: Manufactures classic, casual, washed, printed, embroidered, denim and piece-dyeed shirts for women, men, and children on a contract manufacturing basis for international clothing brands

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SEFA Textile manufactures classic, casual, washed, printed, embroidered, denim, and piece-dyed shirts for women, men, and children on a B2B contract basis for international clothing brands. The company operates a 4,500 m2 production facility in Arnavutköy, Istanbul with a monthly capacity of 85,000 shirts, complemented by a small home textile line (chambray quilt covers and denim pillowcases). All production is exported to international fashion brands across Europe, North America, and Oceania.

Product overview

SEFA Textile is a shirt manufacturing company offering a single unified product line focused on women's, men's, and children's shirts. The company produces shirts in classic, casual, washed, printed, embroidered, denim, and piece-dyeed styles, serving the international clothing industry with a monthly production capacity of 85,000 units. The product portfolio includes core apparel products (Men's Shirts, Women's Shirts, Children's Shirts) as well as a complementary line of home textile products (Chambray quilt covers and denim pillowcases). SEFA Textile operates with latest technology machinery and sustainable production methods from their 4,500 m2 facility in Istanbul, Turkey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Men's Shirts (Erkek Gömlek) Men's shirts produced by SEFA Textile in classic, casual, washed, printed, embroidered, denim, and piece-dyed styles, sold on a B2B contract manufacturing basis to international fashion brands.
• Women's Shirts (Kadın Gömlek) Women's shirts produced by SEFA Textile in classic, casual, washed, printed, embroidered, denim, and piece-dyed styles, sold on a B2B contract manufacturing basis to international fashion brands.
• Children's Shirts (Çocuk Gömlek) Children's shirts produced by SEFA Textile in classic, casual, washed, printed, embroidered, denim, and piece-dyed styles, sold on a B2B contract manufacturing basis to international fashion brands.
• Chambray and Denim Home Textile Products Complementary home textile line produced by SEFA Textile, including chambray fringe and quilted quilt covers (in blush, dove, kohl, greystone, black, silver blue, and other colors) and denim European pillowcases (in indigo).

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• SGSminorOthersThird-party audit company providing compliance verification and audit reports for BSCI compliance
• TUV SUDminorOthersThird-party audit company providing compliance verification and audit reports
• IntertekminorOthersThird-party audit company providing compliance verification and audit reports
• Bureau VeritasminorOthersThird-party audit company providing compliance verification and audit reports
• SedexminorOthersEthical trade audit platform providing audit report availability for suppliers
• BSCI (amfori)minorOthersBusiness social compliance initiative that SEFA Textile participates in for ethical supply chain standards

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hansae International: Korea-based apparel contract manufacturer with large-scale production facilities in Vietnam serving global fashion brands. Comparable contract manufacturing/export model, though larger scale and broader apparel categories.
• Esquel Group: One of the world's largest shirt manufacturers with vertically integrated cotton-to-garment operations across Asia. Comparable as a global premium shirt manufacturer serving international fashion brands; also a fabric supplier to SEFA per the partnership data.

Direct peers

• Menderes International: Turkish apparel and home textile manufacturer exporting to global brands. Comparable contract manufacturing model, export-driven business, and Turkish production base with similar customer base of European/NA fashion brands.
• Yeşim Tekstil: One of Turkey's largest integrated apparel manufacturers producing woven and knit garments for global brands. Comparable to SEFA as a Turkish contract exporter serving international fashion brands with multi-category apparel.
• Nextil Group: Spanish-headquartered apparel manufacturer with European production facilities serving premium international fashion brands. Comparable B2B contract manufacturing model for premium shirts, including European customer overlap.
• Sarar Giyim: Turkish-based shirt and formalwear manufacturer serving international brands with vertically integrated production. Most directly comparable to SEFA given similar Istanbul-region operations, B2B export model, and shirt-focused product range.

Others

• Delta Galil Industries: Israel-headquartered global apparel manufacturer producing intimate apparel, activewear, and socks for international brands. Comparable B2B contract manufacturing model serving international brands, though broader product portfolio than SEFA's shirt focus.

Regional players

• Sanko Textile: Large Turkish integrated textile and apparel group with yarn-to-garment capabilities. Comparable as Turkish exporter serving global apparel brands, though at significantly larger scale than SEFA.
• Bossa Ticaret ve Sanayi İşletmesi: Major Turkish denim and apparel manufacturer with significant export orientation to European/NA fashion brands. Comparable as Turkish textile/apparel exporter; also an actual fabric supplier to SEFA per the partnership data.
• Orta Anadolu Ticaret ve Sanayi İşletmesi: Turkish denim and woven fabric/apparel manufacturer serving international fashion brands. Comparable as a Turkish-based textile exporter with international brand relationships, though more upstream (denim fabric focus) than SEFA's cut-and-sew model.

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/sefatextile
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sefatextile

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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