Free branded stock sample
Two branded stock sellers. Free — and read this first.
Two sellers from my branded stock list, with full WhatsApp, Instagram and Telegram. The file carries a notice about what this part of the Istanbul market actually is, and it is not decoration.
Turkey has a very large trade in branded goods, and a meaningful share of what is offered as branded is replica, unauthorised or of unverified origin. I do not inspect anyone’s stock, I do not verify trademark authorisation, and I make no statement about whether any item is genuine. This list is published for information and research. What you order, import, advertise or resell is your decision and your responsibility, including customs and trademark law.
- Two sellers, one in central Istanbul, one in Laleli
- Full WhatsApp, Instagram and Telegram for both
- Two business card photos
- A full page setting out what I do and do not verify — read it
- Five pages, opens on your phone
Where should I send it?
One email, one PDF. By asking for it you accept the notice above.
The download starts straight away and a copy goes to your inbox. No payment, no card, no trial. Your address is used for the file and for occasional notes — nothing else, and never passed on. Privacy.
Why these contacts work
Collected on foot, not scraped
Every supplier in my lists was found in person, in the wholesale streets of Istanbul. The business cards in the file were handed to me across a counter. That is why there are hundreds and not thousands.
The contact that actually answers
WhatsApp and Telegram, not a website contact form. This trade runs on messaging apps, and a showroom that ignores email will usually reply to WhatsApp the same day.
If one goes dead, I replace it
Suppliers move, change numbers and occasionally close. Reply to the email the file arrives in and I will send you a replacement. That is how these lists stay alive.
I am Erland. I have been buying clothing in Istanbul since 2014, mostly in small quantities, and I kept the contacts because I needed them myself. People started asking for them, so I wrote them down properly.
Take the free file first. If the format is no use to you, you have lost nothing and I would rather you found that out before paying for anything.
These two are 2 of the 16 sellers in the paid branded stock file. The same notice applies to every one of them.
If what you actually want is ordinary wholesale rather than branded stock, the womenswear and menswear samples below are the better place to start — they are free too, and that part of the trade is a great deal simpler to be in.