Makina Miihendisleri Odasc hca uluslnrarass dlkeyde diizenlenen 4. Tekstil Sempozyurnuha gene1 bir cerqeue qizmeyi ama&yan bu bildiride time hammadde kaynaklan, teknolojik yaps, ue UrUn nitelikleri dikkate alznnrul- tekstil endiistrisinin diinyadaki ue Tilrkiye'deki durumunungenel bir degerlendirmesi yaprlmaktu.it~ Uaha sonra tekstil endiistrisindeki son geligmeler ile teknolojik ue ekonomik egilimler rppznda endiistrinin kar~z kargsya oldugu sorunlar tartzplmakta, Turkiye'ye oz@ baa Gnemli sorunlann ~Wimiine katkr saglnyacak tineriler yaprlmaktadw. 

In this paper which aims at drawing a geneml framework to IV. Textile Symposium organized at international level by the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers, a geneml evaluation is made, first, of the state of textile industry in the world and in Turkey, taking into account its mw material sources, its technological structure and the characteristics of its products. Recent developments in the textile industry are, then, disclcssed along with the problems the industry is faced with and certain proposals are put forward that may contribute to the solution of some of the important problems of Turkey in particular.