Turkish brands popular in India include apparel labels LC Waikiki, Koton, Mavi, and Trendyol, alongside consumer durables like Arçelik and Sarar menswear. However, following geopolitical tensions in May 2025, major platforms like Myntra and Ajio removed many of these brands, with some products marked out of stock.
Turkish companies operating in India include Koç Holding (consumer durables), Arcelik A.S (home appliances), Doğuş Holding Doğuş Construction (construction), Limak Holding (construction), Fernas (construction), Sarar (Turkish menswear), Soktas (fabric company now acquired by Grasim Industries Ltd), Çelebi Holding ( ...
Several Turkish brands are known and available in the Indian market. Prominent examples include LC Waikiki, Koton, and Mavi Jeans, all popular for their clothing lines. Other Turkish brands present in India include Trendyol, Arçelik, and Turkish Airlines.
But, what is a turkey called in India? Funny you ask. In India, it's called “Peru” after the country, despite Peru not having any native turkeys either.
1. Butterball. Headquartered in Garner, North Carolina, Butterball is the largest turkey company in the U.S. It slaughtered 1.304 billion pounds in 2019, a year-over-year decrease of 2.03%. The company – owned by Seaboard Corp.
India has a GDP of $3.91T compared to $1.36T for Turkey, ranking 5/197 and 17/197 by economy size, respectively. India has $3.18T in government debt (79.6% of GDP), compared to $353B (27.1% of GDP) in Turkey.
Turks are closest to OCA (Caucasus) and OME (Iranian and Syrian) groups, compared to other groups or populations such as East-Central European populations (OEC), European (EUR, including Northern and Eastern European), Sardinian, Roma, and Turkmen.
Myntra, known for its strong presence in women's western wear, has delisted all Turkish brands from its portal. This includes Trendyol, a popular brand backed by Chinese conglomerate Alibaba.
Trendyol: Turkish e-commerce platform (owned by Alibaba), selling fashion apparel in India via Myntra. Soktas: Previously a Turkish fabric company, now owned by Grasim Industries Ltd, with a legacy in the Indian textile sector. Orhan Holding: Supplies automotive components to the Indian market.
In the chic part, you will find all the biggest luxury brands: Louboutin, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Dior, Gucci, Rolex, Prada, Tom Ford, Chanel, etc. They are mainly located on Abdi İpekçi Street (this is one of the streets with the highest retail rents in Istanbul).
Oprah Winfrey's people had called. The famed talk show host wanted to feature Greenberg turkeys on her annual—and very influential—gift-giving episode, “Oprah's Favorite Things.” “The die was already cast as to how many turkeys we were going to sell that season,” Sam says.
Pros: As far as Turkey as a tourist destination is concerned it's a really nice country to visit. Top cities are Istanbul, Antalya, Cappadocia, Izmir, Konya etc. Really picturesque and European vibes. Loads of places to visit and enjoy.
If you've had enough Döner and Meze why not try Turkey's first Indian... The best Indian food in Istanbul, and it really lives up to the claim! We found India Gate Indian restaurant near Taksim Square (Taksim Meydanı).
Relations between India and Turkey have been strained due to Turkey's continued support for Pakistani stand on the Kashmir dispute, despite Indian attempts to "appease" Turkey, as seen in Operation Dost, a search and rescue operation initiated by India to aid Syria and Turkey after the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes.
Flipkart owned Mintra has the exclusive rights to sell Trendyol in India. Trendyol is a Turkish brand for women's western wear which is backed by Chinese company Albaba. As tensions between the countries increase Myntra removed all Turkish products from its site.
Turkey's powerful textile sector means that most fabric and trims are produced domestically, often near garment factories. This local sourcing cuts both time and logistics costs.
