Clothing industry

In one shop you are enchanted by the fabric your hand touches, in another you are astonished by the craftsmanship you witness. From clothing to furniture, accessories to plants, we drew up Istanbul’s design route. Click through for the most refined tastes of the city.

A gang of Bangladeshis with forged documents allegedly transferred undocumented workers to Cyprus to work in sweatshops. Greek-Cypriot Fileleftheros newspaper reports that 7-8,000 euros were taken from each person so that they could be transported to the free parts of the island, using false documents with promises of work.

BELGRADE - Representatives of the Serbian textile industry on Monday urged for stepped-up inspection of the black market of textile products from China and Turkey as around 80 percent of legal Serbian clothing makers face the threat of collapsing.