ÅžAFAK TODAY
Founded and headquartered in Istanbul in 1958, ÅžAFAK is a family-owned third generation manufacturer of technical textiles. Our products provide superior technical properties and consistent quality primarily for synthetic leather PU-PVC coating, PU coagulation, lamination, particularly in the automotive market, where ÅžAFAK is in collaboration with major suppliers of the European OEMs.
Istanbul
Headquarters
+2Mn
Production Capacity (lm/mo.)
30,000
Sq. Meters Factory Floor Space
27
Export Countrıes
OUR JOURNEY
A pioneering force in global textile manufacturing, ÅžAFAK has built a legacy around being the first to many milestones...
1958
ÅžAFAK IS FOUNDED
Founded by Mr. Jak Papo as one of the first circular knitting productions in Türkiye
1972
ENTRY INTO SYNTHETIC LEATHER
ÅžAFAK became the first synthetic leather backing manufacturer operating in Türkiye
1980
FULLY INTEGRATED 'YARN TO END PRODUCT'
ÅžAFAK became a fully integrated 'yarn to end product' operation with the acquisition of an in-house dyeing process
1987
SECOND GENERATION JOINS
1999
FIRST EUROPEAN EXPORTS
​ŞAFAK celebrates its first European export to Italy
2009
EXPANSION TO NEW LOCATION
ÅžAFAK moved all factory operations to a new, and the current, location inaugurating a new chapter of growth and transformation based on Industry 4.0 concepts
2012
FULLY RECYCLED TEXTILES FOR LONDON SUMMER OLYMPICS
ÅžAFAK produced the first fully recycled textiles for the Nike sports shoes in the London Summer Olympics
2016
CAPACITY EXPANSION
ÅžAFAK expands capacity to over 2 million linear meters of textile per month with the acquisition of additional thermofixing and other machinery
2020
THIRD GENERATION JOINS
2020
CORIUM™ PRODUCTION LINE
Developed a new production line and manufacturing process for Corium™, a family of water-based multi-function textiles
2020
LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT
Initiated efforts to perform LCA and carbon-footprint calculations with an ERP system that is developed in-house.
ÅžAFAK Today
...serving our global partners across the world's markets
