We make socks that carry somebody else's name.
Sockten is a sock factory in Istanbul working private label and white label only. Every pair we knit leaves under a customer's brand, never our own. That is the whole business, and it is why consistency matters to us more than taste.
A textile tradition, run as a modern practice.
Sixty knitting machines, from 120 to 200 needles, with knitting, linking, boarding, pairing and packing under one roof. Working in one building means a question about a heel is answered by walking twenty metres rather than sending three emails.
What private label only actually means.
It is a commercial position, not a description of the machines. Here is what follows from it.
We do not compete with our customers. Sockten has no retail range, no wholesale list and no shelf presence anywhere. A design knitted for one buyer is not offered to the next one, and there is no in-house collection for it to be quietly absorbed into.
The tooling is yours to direct. Cylinder diameter, gauge, yarn, structure, finishing and packaging are all variables set by your technical file rather than by a catalogue we are trying to sell down.
Small runs are welcome. Working private label only means the workshop is set up to change over between programmes rather than to run one line forever. Our minimum is 200 pairs per colour, or 120 on request, so a small first order is normal here, not an exception granted reluctantly.
You can watch it happen. Knitting, linking, boarding, pairing and packing are under one roof in Istanbul, and buyers are welcome on the floor before they commit and during production. A factory that sells only to brands has no reason to keep them out.
Certification.
The facility is certified. The yarns are certified separately by the spinning mills, and we keep that distinction because buyers audit it.
| ISO 9001:2015 | Quality management. Certificate 01/13882/02. View the certificate |
| ISO 10002:2018 | Customer satisfaction and complaints handling. Certificate 05/13882/02. View the certificate |
| ISO 14001:2015 | Environmental management. Certificate 02/13882/02. View the certificate |
| ISO 45001:2018 | Occupational health and safety. Certificate 04/13882/02. View the certificate |
| Issued by | ASB International Certification. The current certificates run to 30 October 2026, subject to an annual surveillance audit. Their status can be checked with the certification body at asbcert.com.tr. |
| Yarn | Every spinning mill we buy from holds Oeko-Tex, GOTS and GRS certification, and organic certification where the fibre calls for it. Ask for the certificate covering the yarn in your order. |
If it can be knitted, it can be knitted here.
Our catalogue lists what buyers have asked for so far, not the limit of what the machines will do. Cylinder diameter, gauge, yarn, structure and finishing are variables we set to your file. If the sock you need is not listed, send the drawing.