The factory, fully operation since 2014, was initially founded in 2008. Between 2008 and 2013, the purchase and installation of machinery was completed with substantial support from the SEECO Project coordinated by the General Directorate of Development Agencies under the Industry and Technology Ministry and financially backed by the World Bank.

Mizbah Çaçan, head of a Kulp cocoon producers cooperative, explained that Türkiye was previously fully dependent on foreign imports for its silk yarn requirements for surgical threads.

“We applied to the SEECO Project to produce surgical yarn for Türkiye, which has always relied on foreign imports for this product. The project was approved, and now we have the machines in place. They are currently being tested,” Çaçan said.

The facility is currently in the process of obtaining licensing from the Agriculture and Foresty Ministry for silk thread production to be used in veterinary services.