Medicinary and Aromatic Plants

Diyarbakır, April, 2025… Located in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Hevsel Gardens have been the site of uninterrupted agriculture for 8,000 years. The wild herbs growing naturally there are transformed into a culinary feast in the rich Diyarbakır cuisine. Fed by the Tigris River and …

Press release… Nurettin Tarakçıoğlu, Vice President of the Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association, said that Türkiye’s non-wood forest products exports amounted to 181 million dollars in 2024. “While oregano accounted for 48 percent of total spice exports, 32 percent was from laurel. We carry out 70 percent …

Press statement… European Agroforestry Federation (EURAF) takes note of today’s publication of the ‘Vision for EU Agriculture and Food’, launched by Vice President Raffaele Fitto, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms and Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, Christophe Hansen.   While the document addresses matters of existential importance for European agriculture – …

Press release… Bodrum, renowned worldwide tourism centre of Muğla region, is celebrating the naturalness and flavour of the Aegean this weekend! The 6th Bitter Herb Festival will bring together nature and gastronomy lovers in Ortakent village on 5-6 April. Organised by Ortakent Yahşi Mansion Development and Beautification Association (OYDER) with …

Press release… Çeşme Mastic Gum Production is Growing! Çeşme District Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry carries out important projects to boost and develop the production of ‘Çeşme mastic gum’ within the İzmir Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry. The number of gum trees, which was 1000 in 2010, surged to …

Press release… International Forestry Day was celebrated by FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Turkey, hosted by the General Directorate of Forestry. Ankara, March 27, 2025 — In order to draw attention to forest foods and raise public awareness on the subject, the Food …

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aromatic Plants and Spice Producers Association, Aydın Acun, highlights the growing demand and exciting growth of the Aromatic Plants and Spices sector worldwide. He mentions that this sector is experiencing a concrete increase in demand and is predicted to continue growing …

Press release… Ali Fuat Gürle, Chair of the Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association, stated that in the first 10 months of 2024, exports of paper and paper products from the sectors within the field of activity of their association amounted to 476 million dollars. “Our exports of …

While the harvest of saffron, which is identified with Safranbolu district of Western Black Sea province of Karabük, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List and called ‘the most expensive spice in the world’, has ended, the new product will be sold at 450 thousand TL. The harvest of …

Harvesting of the world’s most expensive spice Saffron has started in Karabük… Saffron harvest was held in Safranbolu district of Karabük province. In the event organised in the saffron field belonging to İsmail Yılmaz in the Keten neighbourhood of Yukarıçiftlik village, the participants visited the field and harvested saffron. ‘VERY …