@article{2018,title={SHOE INDUSTRY IN TURKEY},abstractNode={Shoe industry which is one of the sub-sectors of leather and leather goods industry is composed of enterprises which produce “shoes, boots, slippers etc.” and supporting industry enterprises which provide input to them and also enterprises serve as outsourcer to main industry. 67% of the enterprises are mechanized, 33% are semi-mechanized or those which produce hand work. In our country, annual production capacity of shoe industry is 500 million pairs. However the production in recent years varies between 220-235 million pairs. Products aim at domestic market at up to 90% of rate. Sector provides important part of raw material and finished raw material by importing. Nearly 1/3 of shoe industry enterprises carry on business in İstanbul in our country. Other prominent cities are İzmir, Konya, Gaziantep, Bursa, Hatay and Kahramanmaraş. Shoe sector tends towards design with the aim of playing part in international markets and increase exportation and produce fashionable collections therefore.},author={Okan YAŞAR},year={2018},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science}}