19.12.2025 14:25
At the age of 48, Nesrin Solmaz, who started her business life by renting a wedding dress and a kaftan while being a housewife in Gaziantep, began production with a sewing machine she bought from a scrap dealer and repaired. Solmaz quickly grew her business and now employs 45 workers. She produces wedding dresses, evening gowns, engagement dresses, and kaftans in her own workplace and aims to expand internationally.
In Gaziantep, 48-year-old Nesrin Solmaz, a mother of three, entered the business world 17 years ago by renting wedding dresses to contribute to the family economy and provide a better future for her children. After improving her skills, Solmaz repaired a sewing machine she bought from a scrap dealer and started producing wedding dresses and evening gowns. Quickly expanding her business, Solmaz initially continued production with her daughters and then employed four people.
STARTED PRODUCING UNDER HER OWN BRAND Solmaz, who entered the business world with a rented wedding dress and started production with a sewing machine she bought from a scrap dealer, now produces wedding dresses, evening gowns, engagement dresses, and kaftans in her own workplace.
Seeing the increasing interest in her products, Solmaz wanted to grow her business and rented a three-story shop in the Değirmiçem neighborhood of Şehitkamil district. After setting up her workshop and increasing her production capacity, Solmaz achieved great success and started producing under her own brand.
PROVIDED EMPLOYMENT FOR 45 PEOPLE By marketing her products across Turkey, Solmaz has grown her business and is now preparing to export the wedding dresses, evening gowns, engagement dresses, and kaftans produced with 45 workers, mostly women, in her three-story workplace to many countries around the world, especially European countries.
As both a boss and a provider of employment for housewives who want to have a profession like herself, Solmaz serves as an example to many women with her determination and hard work.
Sharing her success story in the business world, which she started under difficult conditions, Nesrin Solmaz stated that she aims to grow her business and provide employment for more women.
"I STARTED IN THE SECTOR 17 YEARS AGO" Solmaz, who explained that she started this job 17 years ago, said, "I started in the wedding dress sector 17 years ago. I was a housewife and had three children. When my youngest child started kindergarten, I thought, 'What can I do, how can I establish a business for myself, how can I prove myself, and how can I support my family?' and I embarked on this path. I opened a small shop on a street close to my home. I opened my shop with five wedding dresses and two kaftans. Later, my business flourished, and I developed my skills. I set up my workshop, expanded my shop, and later grew my store," she said.
"I CAN BE THE DREAM OF OUR GIRLS" Stating that she provides employment for housewives while realizing her own dreams, Solmaz said, "My family did not educate me. I couldn't think of doing another profession. I was constantly in search. I liked the wedding dress sector and said, 'I can do this job, I can be the dream of all our girls.' We have 15 people working in our store. We have 30 employees in our workshop. I continue production with my team," she said.
"I ENJOY IT MORE AS I PRODUCE" Expressing her love for her profession, Solmaz said, "I had no employees or friends at first. I did my first stitching and washing myself, and I also did the ironing. Then, I gradually hired a friend. After that, I grew my business a little more and hired two friends. As I continued to grow my business, I have been trying to reach somewhere for 17 years by working hard. Even though I am a boss, I work? Because I love working, I don't like to be idle, and I love producing. I enjoy it more as I produce. I strive to advance my business and provide a better future for my children. I work to be beneficial to my team members, to touch their lives, and to be of help to their families. I provide all kinds of support to my employees who want to establish their own businesses. I have helped our girls by supporting them both financially and morally, and they have opened beautiful hair studios. They are progressing beautifully. As long as everyone wants to open a business, I want to stand by them in every way," she expressed.
"I WANT TO EXPAND ABROAD" Stating that her goal is to grow further and expand abroad, Solmaz said, "We produce 15-20 products daily. We aim to increase this to 50. We send products to all 81 provinces of Turkey. We have made significant progress. But I don't want to stop there. I also want to expand abroad. I want to open stores abroad and go as an entrepreneur. I want to promote my products," she said.