Türkiye is the most olive-consuming country globally. Olive’s indispensable role in Turkish cuisine means that hardly any meal is complete without olive oil or olives. This simply lays behind the reason that Anatolia is a core part of the Mediterranean region that offers ideal conditions for olive cultivation, including mild weather and magnesium-rich soil.
Türkiye, according to international trade mapping organizations, holds a leading position as an exporter of olive products in the global olive market. Our expertise in olive production is appreciated by all olive lovers’ taste buds. The production and processing of olives are delicate businesses. Every ingredient in olives should be used in the right proportion. Therefore, Turkish olives, with their luscious taste, appeal to all tastes, which positions Türkiye at the forefront of the global market.
Gemlik olives, the olive trees are a big part in the region of the Marmara sea. Gemlik olives formed a special group and every year on a regular basis gives the harvest. The most characteristic feature of olives is black and the flesh is easy to depart from the seed. As part of the fruit and olive pits are medium size is 29.9% oil.
Domat olive, whose aroma varies according to the processing technique and is mostly used as a stuffed olive, is filled with products such as almond, garlic or pepper after the core is removed and then pickled. The majority of the product is sold abroad, and the smaller ones are sliced and offered to the food industry.
Ayvalık olives are extra large type of olives that suitable for both oil and table olives production. Ayvalık lands contain approximately 2,500,000 olive trees and all the trees that naturally spread in this region are olive trees of Ayvalık variety. All of the olive trees that spread naturally in the region were grafted from the wild olive tree called "delice" centuries ago.
(Spanish type)
It is one of the most prevalently consumed table olives worldwide. It is characterized by its firm and large structure. It is kept in its brine water which helps the olives to sustain its licious flavor as well causing it to have a long shelf life.
Kalamata olive, with its unique taste and large structure, is one of the olive varieties consumed with pleasure by olive lovers. Kalamata olive, which is a table olive variety, has become a product consumed by many people today with its abundant fleshy structure. It is possible to come across this olive variety in almost every place where olives are grown in Turkey.