The Unites States of America (USA), which experienced a rapid industrialization process in the second half of the 19th century, became one of the most important industrialized countries with increasing production volumes. As a natural consequence of this process, the USA began to seek markets to export its industrial goods. The Ottoman Empire emerged as one of the geographies that American capitalism aimed to expand. Indeed, the Ottoman Empire, whose industry was not developed, was in a very important market position for the developed European countries in this period. However, the commercial relations between the Ottoman Empire and the USA were far behind compared to the relations with the European states. In this context, the USA, which became a part of the rising competition among the developed industrialized countries particularly by the 1900s, made several attempts to improve the Ottoman-American commercial relations which had remained rather dull until this period, and to increase its share in the Ottoman market. The fact that one of the most important items of Ottoman imports was textile products attracted the attention of the USA which had made large investments in the weaving industry as one of the largest cotton producers of the world. In this context the American officials made extensive preparations and prepared feasibility reports in order to introduce their products to the Ottoman market. These reports, which aimed to direct the American manufacturers to produce suitable products for the Ottoman market and to establish commercial relations that take into account the conditions of the market, contain very important information in terms of revealing the basic features of Ottoman market at the beginning of the 20th century. Through these reports, it is possible to reach detailed evaluations from the composition and total value of textile imports on the basis of countries to which fabrics, which sizes and which patterns consumers preferred. On the other hand, the competition among the industrialized countries for the control of Ottoman cotton goods market can be followed from these reports. Based on these American reports, this study will analyze both the aforementioned competition and general situation of the market at that time.