**1. Introduction**

The foundations of the textile industry were laid in Britain; spinning and weaving technologies developed here. However, in the aftermath of this development, in the nineteenth century, textile production shifted to Europe and North America following pace with the industrial modernization in these regions. In the preceding years, almost all countries have realized industrialization and development processes via the textile industry. Countries undergoing the development process continue to produce more traditional textile products, whereas countries that have already completed their development processes and have achieved an advanced level of technology continue to produce high-tech technical textiles [1].

While the textile industry was initially in a traditional position that met basic requirements, such as yarn and fabric production, clothing, and home textiles, the development of technology over time and the increase in human needs have resulted in the industry being much more technological and functional today as a result of diversification [1].

Looking at the global textile market volume in 2015 and beyond, it is observed that it reached \$667.5 billion in 2015. Europe accounted for 54.6% of this volume and the Asia-Pacific region 20.6%. When the 2018 data is examined, the global textile market volume is estimated to be \$858 billion, up to 5% from 2019, and estimated to reach \$1.207 billion by 2025 [1, 2]. It is also estimated that interest in high-tech textile products will continue to increase in the coming years and that the market in this field will continue to grow in Europe (especially Germany, France, and Italy) [2].

In recent years, consumers' desire to feel comfort, be hygienic, feel good and control odor, and be protected from microorganisms has led to the rapid growth of the market of antimicrobial textiles [1, 3, 4]. The current uses of antimicrobial textiles range from outdoor applications such as tents, tarpaulins, awnings, blinds, parasols, sails, and waterproof clothing to indoor applications such as shower curtains and mattress ticking. They are also used in some consumer textiles such as sportswear, T-shirts, and socks and also in medical purpose such as masks, surgical clothing, wound dresses, and bandages [5]. Global antimicrobial textile market volume in 2019 reached \$9468 million. And it is estimated to reach \$12,313 million in 2024 [6]. According to the 2015 data, the market volume of global finishing chemicals is 1.14 million tons, and there is an increase of 6.1% each year by 2025. A significant portion of this amount consists of antimicrobial finishing agents [7]. The volume of the global wet wipe and wet napkin market is thought to have the potential to increase by \$5.75 billion between 2020 and 2024 [8]. And by 2016, the volume of diapers will be \$46.50 billion and is estimated to reach \$67.46 billion by the end of 2022 [9].

By 2025, the world's population is estimated to be 8.2 billion. Growing world populations, rising living standards, and fast fashion trends are causing the global textile industry to grow day-by-day. This also means large amounts of raw materials and resource usage, ultimately producing pollution and a high rate of waste [1, 10].

In this section, the issue of antimicrobial textile production (especially metalbased antimicrobial textile production, triclosan-based antimicrobial textile production) and subsequent product life spans are investigated.
