Medicinary and Aromatic Plants

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 …

Türkiye, which has forest, mountain, steppe, wetland, coastal and marine ecosystems as a result of changes in climatic and geographical characteristics at short intervals, is home to 3,703 endemic species, of which 3,497 are plants and 206 are animals. According to the information compiled from the National Biodiversity Inventory and …

Türkiye’s eastern Aegean province of Denizli has 91.2 per cent of oregano cultivation areas and meets 89.6 per cent of the world’s oregano need. Denizli oregano is exported to the world market. Türkiey, the first and only country that comes to mind when it comes to oregano (thyme), meets 89.6 …