Turkish bed linen: description of brands, tips for choosing

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Having understood a little about Turkish clothing brands, today we move on to an equally interesting topic - Turkish home textiles.

But, as a person who often and happily visits Turkish houses, I will allow myself a short introduction.

Turks are great aesthetes. This is manifested in literally everything, in clothing, in nutrition (in cooking, in serving and in table manners) and, of course, in the arrangement of their homes.

The Turks are not like the British with their motto “my home is my fortress.” The Turks do not surround their homes with palisades or dig ditches around them.

On the contrary, they visit often and a lot and receive guests themselves.

And here you can be sure that they will make their judgment about a person based, among other things, on what they see in that person’s home.

So, if for the English a house is a “fortress”, then for the Turks a house is a “showcase” and it would be better if it looked like Tverskaya Street or Nevsky Prospekt, and not like a stone well in a city slum.

(Zebra: “Hello!”, Bull: “OOO! Welcome! Come in!”, Cow: “Apparently, he’ll stay the night. Just look, he came in pajamas!”).

So, let's look at the top ten Turkish brands of home textiles.

The list of manufacturers I compiled, arranged in alphabetical order, is as follows:

Boyner Ev (Boyner Ev - that is, House Boyner)

• What to buy: Bath and kitchen textiles.
• Price range for some products (without discounts): Bathrobes - up to 150 tl., towels - on average about 35 tl., bath mats - about 60 tl. For the kitchen: tablecloths - on average about 150 tl., aprons - 55 tl., napkins - 25 tl.
• Features: The holding owns large textile factories and ready-made clothing brands (for example, such as Network), which makes it potentially influential in the home textiles segment. However, this has not happened yet. Perhaps because they grab literally everything, trying to turn their stores into a semblance of the French multi-story “La Fayette”. In general, come in and take a look... If you don’t buy, you’ll just walk away.
• About discounts: Discounts can be quite significant. For certain positions up to 70% and even 80%.

Size comparison chart

Çilek (Chilek or, in our opinion, “Strawberry”)

• What to buy: Textiles for bedrooms.
• Price range for some products (without discounts): Bed covers - on average about 400 tl., curtains - prices vary greatly. It is interesting to see the cradles for children - about 400 t.l. and various original accessories for them.
• Features: The company is focused on the production of furniture for children and youth. Accordingly, home textiles are a kind of “complementary” product to the main one. It is sold in this category in Chilekovo stores.
• About discounts: Discounts up to 50%.

English Home (English Home, although rather Turkish :) )

• What to buy: Textiles and accessories of the widest range for bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms, kitchens and children's rooms.
• Price range for some products (without discounts): Bedspread sets for bedrooms - about 250 tl., bed linen sets - about 100 tl., blankets - on average 100 tl., bathrobes - about 70 tl. ., towels - up to 40 t.l.
• Features: This is perhaps one of the brands offering the most complete range of textiles, as well as home accessories. At the same time, as the name suggests, manufacturers use the English style as they see it as a source of “inspiration”.
• About discounts: Discounts up to 50%.

Leading textile companies in Turkey

A number of renowned Turkish manufacturers work with environmentally friendly and reliable materials.

• TAS (TACH) is the largest textile company, known on the market for more than 50 years. She conquered countries and continents with high quality fabrics, magnificent designs and impeccable tailoring. The cost of the sets is from 3100 to 14600 rubles.
• Arya is one of the most popular textile companies in Russia. It is famous for elegant family sets with embroidery and velvet patterns (price - from 1820 to 6080 rubles).
• Altinbasak is a beautiful textile and exquisite trim with lace and frills (price - from 3350 to 10340 rubles).
• AsteriaHome - delightful sets with original decoration with decorative buttons. Clear reactive printing will create a unique color of the interior (the price of sets starts from 4920 rubles).
• Issimo is luxurious bed linen with decorative embroidery, cords, buttons, lace or frills (price - from 4920 to 17140 rubles).

TAC satin Delux MAGNOLIA

Now that you have decided on the material and manufacturer, it’s time to think about what color to choose. Turkish companies offer an incredible range of colors.

Here you can find classic monochromatic sets, bright floral prints, amazing oriental patterns, fashionable photo printing, unexpected abstraction and strict geometry. You can always choose home textiles in exact accordance with the style of your interior, with the wishes of a relaxing holiday or the anticipation of an exciting romantic night.

PERRY gray from TACH

Madame Coco

• What to buy: Textiles and accessories of the widest range for bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms, kitchens and children's rooms.
• Price range for some products (without discounts): Bedspread sets for bedrooms - up to 350 tl., bed linen sets - about 300 tl., blankets - on average 200 tl., bathrobes - about 100 tl. ., towels - up to 120 t.l.
• Features: The brand is the closest competitor to the previous “English house”, but, as they emphasize. And here again the Turks’ desire to combine Turkish quality and foreign charm in the eyes of their consumers is evident.
• About discounts: Discounts up to 75%.

Tac

The leader of the brand is considered to be durable and wear-resistant satin sets.
One of the well-known Turkish companies producing bedding is Tas, part of the international corporation Zorlu Textiles Group. The company has several lines of underwear, differing in design and materials.

The leader of the brand is considered to be durable and wear-resistant satin sets that feel like silk to the touch. The excellent quality of the products, as well as the low cost, makes sateen lingerie from Tas widely in demand on the Russian market. The company's designers tried to take into account the aesthetic preferences of the Russian buyer. A variety of colors and patterns will allow everyone to choose what they like.

Under the Tac Ranforce brand, kits are produced from ranfors - calico of excellent quality. This practical and beautiful underwear has a low cost. Cheap, but no less high-quality products include the Tac Percale trademark - cotton underwear made from percale.

The Saten Delux line represents luxury bed linen, which is made from the highest quality satin. The unusual design and packaging in the form of beautiful gift suitcases make Saten Delux sets a wonderful gift for friends and family.

Tas also produces bedding models for children. The sets are decorated with recognizable cartoon and fairy tale characters, as well as popular children's pictures - balls, animals, cars.

Mudo Concept (Mudo Concept - nothing personal )

• What to buy: A wide range of household goods, including home textiles.
• Price range for some products (without discounts): Bedspread sets for bedrooms - on average about 200 tl., bed linen sets - about 150 tl., towels - up to 50 tl., bath mats - on average 100 tl. t.l. For the kitchen: tablecloths - on average about 150 tl., sets of napkins - up to 40 tl.
• Features: In general, this brand, first of all, is a distributor of the widest, without exaggeration, range of various home accessories - from furniture to all sorts of “seeds” for any occasion. In all this diversity, in my opinion, home textiles are somehow lost, which should not stop you from visiting this store.
• About discounts: Discounts up to 50%.

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Arya

The largest Turkish manufacturer of bed linen, known in Russia since 1992. A wide selection of models, variety of designs and materials are a distinctive feature of the products produced by this company.

Arya bedding sets are made of environmentally friendly materials - satin, jacquard and artificial silk. The combination of excellent quality products with low cost makes the products of this company popular and in demand on the Russian market.

Elite bedding from Arya is in no way inferior in quality to products from European manufacturers. All sets are packed in special colorfully decorated boxes or bags. Any housewife will be happy with such a gift.

Özdilek (Yozdilek, although “Yo” is not quite the same sound)

• What to buy: Textiles and accessories of the widest range for bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms, kitchens and children's rooms - any.
• Price range for some products (without discounts): Bedspread sets for bedrooms - on average about 190 tl., bed linen sets - about 200 tl., blankets - about 70 tl., towels - on average 50 tl. .l., bathrobes - about 100 t.l., sets of bath mats - on average 50 t.l. For the kitchen: tablecloths - up to 70 tl., aprons - about 20 tl.
• Features: Having started its success story with the production of towels four decades ago, today the company is one of the leading manufacturers of home textiles. If you travel around Turkey, you will often pass through Afyon - even on the way to Antalya, Alanya, or Izmir. And there it is difficult to drive past the rest area for motorists, combined with a large Yozdilekovsky store. I recommend.
• About discounts: Discounts up to 50%.

Sarar Ev (Sarar Ev, that is, House of Sarar)

• What to buy: Textiles and accessories of a wide range for bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms, for adults and children. However, I note that Sararovsk residents have not yet covered the kitchens.
• Price range for some products (without discounts): Bedspread sets for bedrooms - on average about 550 tl., bed linen sets - on average about 200 tl., blankets - about 100 tl., towels - up to 60 tl. tl., bathrobes - up to 150 tl., sets of bath mats - on average 60 tl.
• Features: Sarar is a relative newcomer to the home textile market. Having initially been a manufacturer of clothing in the high-end segment, apparently, they decided to diversify. It turns out to be luxury so far, that is, more expensive than others. Although this was probably intended originally. But you can’t find fault with the quality—everything they do, they do well.
• About discounts: I haven’t seen any big discounts (10% or so), although some special promotions are possible.

Features of the material

• A smooth, shiny fabric that combines the shine of silk and the best characteristics of natural fibers - satin - is produced by a double dense weave of twisted threads from high-quality cotton. The result of this technology is a material that is not only incredibly pleasant to the touch, but also characterized by maximum strength and durability. Products made from this fabric can withstand up to 300 washes, they practically do not wrinkle and retain their original brightness of colors for many years.
• Of course, satin is more expensive than ordinary cotton fabrics, but it is cheaper than aristocratic silk, although it is not inferior to the latter either in brilliance or in dignity. This is the best choice for adherents of practical elegance in the bedroom interior.

Soley

• What to buy: Wide-profile textiles for bedrooms, bathrooms, for both adults and children. The same case as with Sarar - textiles are not offered for kitchens.
• Price range for some products (without discounts): Bedspread sets for bedrooms - on average about 550 tl., bed linen sets - up to 130 tl., blankets - about 200 tl., bathrobes for couples "on- she" - on average 170 tl., children's dressing gowns - about 60 tl., sets of bath mats - about 120 tl.
• Features: The strongest point of the brand is its bed linen sets. There are interesting options for the little ones. The bath group contains a significantly smaller assortment, not to mention kitchens, which are not available as a class.
• About discounts: Up to 50%.

Designations on the packaging

When purchasing bed linen, it is extremely important to pay attention to the production labeling. It can be applied to a label, a special insert, control tape or packaging. Markings include:

• type of material;
• model dimensions;
• name of the manufacturer;
• logo or brand name;
• graphic symbols for proper care;
• rules for using the product.

High-quality and clear labeling of textile products guarantees their reliability and protection against counterfeiting. In addition, careful study of it will allow you to purchase a family PBC of the required size.

We must remember that in Turkey, France, Russia or Belarus, the length and width of sheets and duvet covers included in the same group (for example, 2-bed - double) may differ by several centimeters.

Taç (Tach)

• What to buy: Wide range of textiles and accessories for bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms, kitchens and children's rooms.
• Price range for some products (without discounts): Bedspread sets for bedrooms - on average about 300 t.l. but the most expensive ones are up to 1200 tl., bed linen sets - on average up to 300 tl., sets of bedspreads - on average about 300 tl., bathrobes - on average 120 tl., sets of bath mats - about 130 t.l.
• Features: One of the most reputable brands in Turkey, with more than forty years of experience, which has resulted in the creation of a sales network throughout Turkey (about 1.5 thousand stores) and outside the country (about 30 countries). The brand is considered especially strong when it comes to bedroom textiles. At the same time, in their case it is especially difficult to talk about average prices, since the range is very wide - from luxury products to economy-class tailoring.
• About discounts: Up to 50% and even lower on certain items.

Issimo

Luxury linen is presented in dense satin with a noble silk sheen.
The Issimo brand developed with amazing speed. It was this company that was the first in the world to produce bedding from environmentally friendly bamboo, mysterious modal and melange fabric. Issimo owns patents for a number of material coloring technologies; for the first time, lace and sequins, rhinestones and beads began to be used to decorate sets.

Today, Issimo brand bed linen is made exclusively from natural fabrics: first-class cotton, linen and bamboo.

In the short time of the brand’s existence, the company’s designers have developed many collections, and new materials have always been selected, fresh designs have been developed, and packaging has been changed.

Bamboo sets are distinguished by noble colors that reflect nature and a stylish modern design. Only safe, permanent dyes are used for printing.

Luxury linen is presented in dense satin with a noble silk sheen. Models in soft cream and black colors are decorated with Swarovski rhinestones. In addition, sets are produced in white and beige, decorated with elegant jacquard and fine embroidery.

The linen bed with a special ranfors weave is distinguished by its natural color and unusual design, in which dark figures are placed on a light background in combination with sequins and handmade buttons.

The wedding collections are represented by double satin sets in the most delicate pastel shades with thin lace, mesh and beads. Children's underwear sets are made of thick calico, decorated with funny pictures and images of fairy-tale characters.