The North Face exodus from Turkey highlights crisis

Rising production costs, inflation, and an unstable exchange rate have crippled the Turkish textile sector’s competitiveness, resulting in brands relocating to other sourcing countries, leading to a wave of factory closures and layoffs.

A story published last week in the Turkish press about Gelişim Tekstil, a key supplier for brands like The North Face, owned by VF Corporation, is a stark example of the unfolding crisis.