ABSTRACT

The textile sector has special significance in terms of industrialisation and capital accumulation for Türkiye. Following the late industrialisation and late capital accumulation process that began in the Ottoman period, textiles became a much more important strategic sector during the Republic of Türkiye’s late nation-building process. This study aims to address the transformation of the textile sector in Türkiye in terms of material, along with the periodic and structural conditions of capital accumulation and the general tendencies of capitalism. Our fundamental claim is that the main factors determining the development of the textile sector are structural change and material differentiation within the sector, especially since the 2000s.