- DEPARTMENT HEAD
| Title | Name-Surname |
|---|---|
| Öğr. Gör. | Salih GİRGİÇ |
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
The Department of Textile, Clothing, Footwear, and Leather provides a 2-year associate degree program designed to train qualified intermediate staff needed in Türkiye’s textile and ready-wear industries. The department aims to equip students with fundamental knowledge and skills related to textile, apparel, footwear, and leather production processes, and to ensure that they can use both traditional and modern technologies in the design and production stages.
Thanks to practice-oriented courses conducted in our workshops and laboratories, students have the opportunity to closely observe the machinery and technologies used in the sector and actively participate in production processes. In addition, collaborations with local industrial organizations provide students with internship and work-experience opportunities.
The department includes the Hemp Weaving Program (Kenevir Dokumacılığı Programı).
Graduates of the department can transfer to the following undergraduate programs through the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS):
• Traditional Turkish Arts programs within Fine Arts Faculties • Textile Design and Fashion Design programs within Faculties of Art and Design
PROGRAM
Within the program:
• Theoretical courses are offered in weaving history, traditional and modern hand looms, fabric weaving techniques, hemp-yarn weaving techniques, pattern knowledge, textile materials, and dyeing technologies.
• Practical training is provided on traditional and modern hand looms, fabric weaving techniques, hemp-yarn weaving, design and pattern knowledge, computer-aided design, textile materials, and dyeing technologies.
Students gain sectoral experience through a compulsory 30-day internship program, enabling them to observe textile production processes directly in workshop and factory environments and participate in practical applications.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Technical proficiency in fabric pattern design, weaving techniques, and natural dyeing • Entrepreneurship skills and competence in managing production processes • Ability to develop innovative and sustainable projects in textile and weaving arts
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Graduates of the program earn the title “Fabric Weaving Technician” and can work in:
• Public institutions (Public Education Centers, municipalities, cultural centers) • Private sector workshops and factories • Art and design projects
They may also work as pattern designers, quality control specialists, and master instructors, or establish their own workshops and operate as independent entrepreneurs.