Organized by DENİB with the support of the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Trade and under the coordination of the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM), the exhibition and final night of the DENİB DESIGN 4th Home & Bath Textile Design Competition were successfully completed on 27 November 2025 at Denizli Emporia Hotel, with strong public interest. 
Following an extensive preparation period, the completed designs were showcased throughout the day in special booths prepared for each finalist, drawing significant attention from visitors. That evening, during a spectacular Final Night attended by leading names from the industry, representatives of the design world, and official guests, the winning designs were announced.
The event—once again highlighting Denizli’s determination on its journey to becoming a design hub in home and bath textiles—was attended by Denizli Member of Parliament Şeref Arpacı, Denizli Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Bülent Nuri Çavuşoğlu, the Denizli protocol, Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) Deputy Chairman Çetin Tecdelioğlu, presidents of exporters’ associations, representatives of sponsor companies, jury members, and many invited guests.
In his opening speech on the Final Night, DENİB Chairman Hüseyin Memişoğlu emphasized the critical importance of design for Denizli’s exports and stated:
“This year, with the theme ‘In the Footsteps of the Past, in the Texture of the Future,’ the fourth edition of the DENİB Design Home & Bath Textile Design Competition has evolved into a visionary project that brings together Denizli’s production and export tradition— rooted in ancient times—with innovation. In the home textile sector, competitiveness is no longer shaped solely by production capacity, but by design strength and an original brand identity. With this understanding, we are truly pleased to keep this competition alive in our city, connecting the imagination of our young designers with the industry.
I would like to note that we will achieve our 2025 export target of USD 4.7 billion thanks to our exporters, who work tirelessly day and night under all conditions, and considering our performance so far. I thank all our exporters for their contributions.
Although Denizli is known for its experience in the home textile sector, our province’s exports stand out through sectoral diversity and a broad-based structure. The fact that a company ranked 100th in exports has achieved exports exceeding USD 6 million is the clearest indicator that exports are spreading across a wider base. Cable, copper wire, agricultural products, and mining are among our other prominent sectors. I would especially like to state with pride that we rank first nationwide in exports of towels, bathrobes, bedding sets, processed natural stone, and copper wire, and second in cable exports.
Today, we had the opportunity to see the designs produced by our finalists. Each work clearly demonstrates the creative potential of our youth. On this occasion, we hope that design culture will be embraced even more in our province, the added value of our exports will increase, and our competitive advantage in global markets will be strengthened.
Today, we identified the top three finalists in both the home textile and bath textile categories, awarding a total of six designers. I would like to emphasize again: being selected first among the top 28 out of hundreds of applications, then among the top 14 in the semifinal, witnessing the production process of their designs and meeting the industry—these are among the greatest rewards of this competition. Therefore, there were no losers tonight. I wholeheartedly congratulate all our finalists.
On behalf of our Board of Directors and myself, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Committee Members of the DENİB Design Competition, our project team, jury members, sponsor companies, all stakeholders, and our colleagues working at DENİB.
Leading Figures from the Textile and Design Community Served as Jury Members In the DENİB DESIGN 4th Home & Bath Textile Design Competition, Cihan Bahar and Feriha Işıldar Hekim mentored the designers throughout the process. The designs of the 14 finalists were evaluated by the jury members listed below:
1. Cansu Bodur – Team Leader, İMA Fashion Design Programs
2. Derya Yavuz – Category & Product Management Director, Zsa Zsa Zsu
3. Erdal Güvenç – Brand Image Consultant and Designer
4. Hatice Gökçe – Founder & Creative Director, Karakarga Design Studio
5. Mukaddes Başkaya – Committee Chair, DENİB DESIGN Design Competition; DENİB Board Member
6. Osman Nuri Kes – Committee Member, DENİB DESIGN Design Competition
7. Özgecan Üstgül – Founder, MYTH AI
8. Özlem Erkan – Fashion Designer, Creative Director
9. Şeyma Sengil – Founder & CEO, Barine
10. Tuba Ergin – Fashion Designer and Businessperson
11. Ümit Temurçin – Fashion Writer and Communication Designer
12. Yasemin Savcı – Editor-in-Chief, All Decor
Opportunity to Apply for International Education in Addition to Cash Awards Held under the theme “In the Footsteps of the Past, in the Texture of the Future,” the competition was organized for students in two categories—home textiles and bath textiles. The 14 finalists were matched with 14 sponsor companies, and their designs were produced through this collaboration. Sponsor member companies supporting the production process (in alphabetical order):
1. AFT Kumaşçılık Tekstil San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.
2. AGM Pazarlama İth. İhr. Ltd. Şti. – TETAŞ İç ve Dış Ticaret A.Ş.
3. Altınbaşak Tekstil San. Tic. A.Ş.
4. D.N.S. Tekstil San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.
5. Egem Tekstil Konfeksiyon Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi
6. Erteks Kadife Tekstil San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.
7. Gülse Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
8. Menekşe Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
9. Muteks Mutlubaşlar Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
10. Nakosan Nakış Konf. Teks. San. Tic. A.Ş.
11. Özgür Tekstil San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.
12. Selin Tekstil San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.
13. Sümaş Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
14. Turkuaz Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
Among the designs evaluated in two categories, the winners were announced. In addition to cash prizes, the young designers also gained the opportunity to apply for design education abroad.
Winners Home Textiles Category
1. Gizem Eldeniztek – Yastıkta
2. Beyza Pehlivan – Öze Uyanış
3. Esra Demir
In the Future Bath Textiles Category
1. Pelin Aykar – Miras Tasvirler
2. Şule Toprakoğlu – Nevra
3. Buğra Akyel – Sırça
