Why Buyers Look at Türkiye

Distributors, contractors and hotel groups in Europe, the Gulf and North Africa source curtains and blinds from Türkiye for practical reasons rather than fashion. The country sits between these regions, with road, sea and air connections in several directions. For many buyers, that means shorter transport routes than from more distant manufacturing countries, and the option to visit a supplier within a short flight.

Türkiye also has a long-established textile and home-textile industry, and many manufacturers work with export buyers as a routine part of their business. For buyers in the European Union, trade with Türkiye takes place within the EU–Türkiye Customs Union, which covers industrial goods. Your customs broker should confirm how it applies to your specific products and which documents are needed for each shipment.

LuxiVeil is the export brand of Gökcan Home, a curtain and blind manufacturer producing in Antalya since 1994. This guide describes how sourcing from Türkiye usually works and what we recommend to both new distributors and project buyers.

Made-to-Measure Products or Stock Fabric Trade

There are two broad ways to buy window coverings from a manufacturer abroad, and it helps to know which one you need before you ask for quotes.

Stock fabric trade: the buyer purchases fabric by the roll or by the metre and has it made up locally. This suits workrooms and retailers with their own sewing and assembly capacity.
Made-to-measure finished products: the manufacturer cuts, sews and assembles each curtain or blind to the buyer's sizes, fits the mechanism and ships ready-to-install products. This suits project buyers, contractors and distributors who sell finished products without running a workroom.

At LuxiVeil, everything is made to measure. In our own workshop, fabric and aluminium profiles are cut to order, assembled, fitted with the chosen mechanism, packed and delivered. Our range includes zebra, roller and blackout, wooden (50 mm), aluminium, vertical, pleated and Picasso blinds, zip screens, vertical sheers, and pleated drapery with tracks. Every product category can be motorised, and roller, vertical and wooden blinds can be laser-cut with custom patterns. See the full range on our products page.

What to Send for a Quote

A precise request gets a precise quotation. Whether you are a distributor or a project buyer, include:

Products: the product type for each item, such as roller blackout, zebra blind or curtains on a double track.
Sizes: width and drop for each item, and whether they are window sizes or finished product sizes.
Quantities: per size or per type, ideally in a spreadsheet.
Fabric types: blackout, dimout, sheer or screen, with colour preferences or reference codes.
Operation: manual or motorised, and the control requirements for motorised items.
Destination: the delivery country and city, and whether goods go to a warehouse or a project site.
Delivery terms: ex-works collection or delivery to your address.
Timing: when the goods are needed on site or in your warehouse.
Special requirements: fire-safety documentation required by your project, packing or labelling instructions.

There is no fixed minimum order quantity at LuxiVeil. We work on projects from single villas to full hotels, and on repeat orders for distributors. For hotel projects, our guide on how to prepare a hotel curtain tender explains how to structure the BOQ and room schedule.

Samples and Approval

Never confirm a first order from photos alone. Colours shift on screen, and the feel and weight of a fabric only become clear in the hand. Ask for:

Fabric samples: for each fabric and colour you plan to sell or install.
Mechanism samples: where possible, a small sample of the blind or track system you will order.
A written reference: the fabric name and colour code on each sample, so the order can refer to it exactly.

At LuxiVeil, samples are sent for approval before production starts. For reference, typical hotel fabrics in our projects are around 300 g/m² for blackout and around 100 g/m² for sheer.

How Lead Times Are Set

Lead time for made-to-measure products depends on the product mix, quantities, fabric availability, the number of motorised items and the delivery method. A supplier who gives a fixed lead time before seeing your order is guessing.

The clock usually starts when two things are complete: sample approval and confirmed final measurements. As a reference, a package for a hotel of around 200 rooms with blackout and sheer curtains on double tracks can be produced and delivered in about 8 weeks after sample approval and final measurements. All other lead times are confirmed per project. For large projects, deliveries can be phased to follow the installation programme.

Delivery Options

There are two common approaches, and many variations in between:

Ex-works: the goods are made ready at the manufacturer, and the buyer's forwarder collects them. This suits distributors who already have a freight partner.
Delivered to site or warehouse: the manufacturer arranges transport to the agreed address. This suits project buyers who want one point of contact.

Use a named Incoterms® rule in the quotation and order so that costs, risk and responsibilities are clear. Our quotations can include delivery to site or warehouse, with freight shown separately so you can compare product prices on the same basis. Import duties, taxes and customs clearance at the destination depend on the country and should be checked with your customs broker.

Payment Terms for New Partners

Payment terms between a new buyer and a new supplier usually start conservatively and relax as trust builds. For first orders, an advance payment or a deposit before production, with the balance before dispatch, is common in made-to-measure manufacturing, because each order is produced specifically for that buyer and cannot be resold.

Whatever terms you agree, put them in writing on the proforma invoice or order confirmation: the amounts, the currency, the due dates and the bank details. Payment terms for ongoing partners are discussed per relationship.

How to Verify a Supplier

Before you pay a deposit to any supplier you have not worked with, check that the company is real and that you are dealing with it directly.

Company registration: Turkish companies are registered in the trade registry, and registered matters are generally announced in the Turkish Trade Registry Gazette. The Ministry of Trade's trade registry page (in Turkish) explains the system. Ask for the full legal company name and registration details, and check that they match the invoice.
Official domain: the company's emails should come from its own website domain, not a free webmail address, and the website should show a physical address.
Independent phone check: call the company on a number you found yourself, for example on its official website, rather than one taken from the email you received.
Video call or visit: ask to see the workshop by video, or visit if your order justifies it.
References: ask for references the supplier has permission to share. Our references include hotel groups such as Titanic Hotels and Sirene Belek Hotel, and in 2026 we produced for COP31 in Antalya.
Documents: if your project needs fire-safety or other documentation, ask which fabric each document applies to. Our Quality Documents page explains what we can share.

How Suppliers Verify New Buyers

Verification works in both directions. Manufacturers regularly receive emails that appear to come from well-known retailers, hotel groups or public bodies, asking for large quantities on credit terms or for delivery to an address unrelated to the company named. Fake buyer emails are common, and a careful supplier will check new enquiries before extending credit or releasing goods.

Expect a reliable supplier to ask you for:

Your registered company name and number, and for EU buyers, a VAT number that can be checked in the European Commission's VIES system.
An official company email address on your own domain.
A phone call to a number listed on your official website or in a public register.
Consistency between the buyer and the delivery address, or a clear explanation if goods go to a project site or forwarder.

These checks protect both sides. They also help with a related risk: emails announcing changed bank details. The UK National Cyber Security Centre's guidance on business email compromise recommends confirming such requests through a separate channel. Before paying any invoice with new bank details, call the supplier on a number you already know.

Quality Checks Before Shipping

Made-to-measure products are hard to correct once they have crossed a border, so agree before production how the order will be checked before dispatch. Useful points for any supplier:

Measurements: finished sizes checked against the confirmed order, item by item.
Fabric and colour: compared with the approved sample.
Mechanisms: each blind, track or motor operated before packing.
Labelling: each item labelled with its size, room or order reference, so it can be installed without guessing.
Packing: protection suited to the transport method, especially for long aluminium profiles and tracks.
Documentation: a packing list that matches the invoice and the labels on the boxes.

If you cannot attend, ask for photos or a video call of a sample of finished items before the goods leave the workshop.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a minimum order quantity for curtains and blinds from LuxiVeil?

No, there is no fixed minimum order quantity. Every item is made to measure, and we work on projects ranging from a single villa to a full hotel, as well as repeat orders for distributors.

How long does production and delivery take?

Lead times are confirmed per project. As a reference, a package for a hotel of around 200 rooms with blackout and sheer curtains on double tracks can be produced and delivered in about 8 weeks after sample approval and final measurements.

Can you deliver to our warehouse or project site?

Yes. Quotations can include delivery to the agreed site or warehouse, with freight shown separately. Buyers who prefer to use their own forwarder can collect from the workshop instead.

Can all products be motorised?

Yes, every product category we make can be supplied with motorised operation. Curtain tracks are available in manual or motorised versions, single or double.

How do we start working with LuxiVeil as a distributor?

Send your company details, the products you are interested in, your target market and an example order through our RFQ form. Our wholesale curtains and blinds page explains how we work with distributors, and our hotel curtains page covers hotel projects.

Sourcing Curtains and Blinds from Türkiye: A Guide for Distributors and Project Buyers