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Cotton, one of the indispensable raw materials of the textile industry, is a natural fiber that can be produced in various shades of brown and green beyond the white color. Naturally colored cotton offers an important opportunity to develop innovative products with high added value for the textile industry with its various properties. In today's conditions, where environmentally friendly production is of great importance, the development of new processes and production methods that do not create waste has gained great importance. One way to eliminate dyeing process that creates the largest waste load among finishing processes and thus gain significant environmental advantages is to grow colored natural fiber. Although the production of colored cotton is a subject that has been accomplished many years ago, when the literature is examined, it is understood that the fact that colored cotton is behind white cotton in terms of physical-technological properties poses a significant obstacle to the widespread use of these fibers. In this study, after giving brief information about the cultivation and types of colored cotton; a literature survey on the general fiber characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of colored cotton and previous studies in textile field on colored cotton is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]