Medicinary and Aromatic Plants

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 …

Studies are carried out at Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) to enhance the added value of hemp as an industrial product. In addition to the cultivation and harvesting of hemp in the Black Sea province of Samsun, projects and R&D studies are conducted on its use in the defence industry, insulation …

Press release… Humanity’s passion for flavour increases interest in spices. The Turkish spice sector turns the search for flavour into an opportunity. Türkiye’s spice exports surged by 27 percent in the first half of 2024, from 89 million to 113 million dollars. Variety of spices on kitchen table Stating that …

Press release… Nurettin Tarakçıoğlu, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association, said that the Turkish spice sector exported 186 million dollars worth of spices in 2023 with an increase of 10 percent. Nurettin Tarakçıoğlu Pointing out that the Aegean Region, …

Oregano (thyme) harvest started early in Eastern Aegean province of Denizli. Denizli meets 89.6 percent of oregano production and has an important place in the world crop trade. In 2024, 12-14 thousand tonnes of thyme yield is expected. The first and only country that comes to mind when it comes …

Press release… Ali Fuat Gürle, President of Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association; “We export 68 percent of non-wood products” Ali Fuat Gürle “Our exports of non-wood forest products such as laurel, oregano, linden, sage, rosemary, medicinal plants, acorns, etc., which we call non-wood forest products, were around …

Safranbolu Municipality announced that there has been a great increase in lavender production, which started 3 years ago on an area of 500 square metres. It is stated that the production area has grown 3 times in 3 years and this year the harvest will be done in an area …

Gülbirlik (Rose and Rose Oil Agriculture Sales Cooperatives Union) Deputy General Manager Nafiz Koçak said that in Türkiye’s rose production centre of Isparta, which meets 65 percent of the world rose oil production, the price of rose oil has exceeded 12 thousand euros per litre. Nafiz Koçak “Although the yield …

Produced in Türkiye and sold to the world! The price of rose oil per litre approached 425 thousand liras! In Mediterranean province of Isparta, which meets 65 percent of the world rose oil production, the price of rose oil has exceeded 12 thousand euros per litre. Although the yield remained …