An Approved Certification Body or Approved Certifier is a certification body that has been duly accredited by an Accreditation Body. By signing a con tract with Global Standard gGmbH, they are permitted to implement the Global Organic Textile Standard within a designated geographical area and for specific scopes of the Standard. An updated list of Approved Certifiers and their scopes is available on the GOTS Website.
")  ## Address 160 Sk No: 13/3-7 Bornova İzmir TURKEY 35100 **Approved Scopes: 1, 2, 3, 4 Accredited by: IOAS** ## Contact [ +90 232 3397606 ](tel://+90%20232%203397606 "+90 232 3397606") [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ](mailto:info@etko.com.tr "Write email to info@etko.com.tr") [ https://www.etko.com.tr ](https://www.etko.com.tr) ## Countries of operation AustraliaAustriaBangladeshBelgiumChinaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEgyptEstoniaFranceGreeceHong Kong - SAR of ChinaHungaryIrelandItalyKuwaitLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMaltaMoldovaNetherlandsPakistanPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSri LankaTürkiyeUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited States of America ## Authentication method(s) for [GOTS](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/gots "The worldwide leading voluntary sustainability standard for the post-harvest textile value chain for certified organic fibres, covering environmental criteria, human rights, social criteria and business conduct.
") certificates There have been cases of invalid certificates which have been faked or manipulated. Below you’ll find one or more methods to authenticate a GOTS certificate at hand. Should you not be able to obtain confirmation of the certificate’s authenticity, please inform GOTS (qa@global-[standard](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/standard "standard glossary text
").org) and the [certification body](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/certification-body "A Certification Body, having been duly accredited by an Accreditation Body and by way of signing a contract with Global Standard gGmbH has been permitted to implement the Global Organic Textile Standard over a designated geographical area and for specific scopes of the Standard.
") about this. We’ll get back to you. ### **Email address** You may send the GOTS certificate to be authenticated to the following email address and should have a response about the authenticity of the certificate within two business days of the certification body. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. **Web page** You may go to the following web page where you can enter information about the certificate to have it authenticated immediately. After selecting the [standard](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/standard "standard glossary text
") on this page, you can search with the Client’s Name to see the original and last version of certificate.