Olive and Olive Oil

Press release… Warning from Ayvalık Mayor Mesut Ergin to consumers purchasing Ayvalık olive oil online! ‘Choose Geographically Indicated Products’ Ayvalık Mayor Mesut Ergin recommended that consumers, when purchasing Ayvalık olive oil online from their cities of residence without visiting Balıkesir’s district of Ayvalık, should prefer geographically indicated products. Mayor Mesut …

Press release… A historic record of 255 million dollars in table olive exports! Türkiye exceeded its target of 255,310,000 dollars in table olive exports in the 2024/25 season. The sector, which ships black and green olives to 117 countries, aims to export 300 million dollars in the 2025/26 season. Türkiye …

Marmarabirlik (Marmara Olive Agricultural Sales Cooperatives Union) Chairman Ali Yıldız stated that they achieved a record 35 million dollars in exports this year and are targeting 50 million dollars in exports in the short term by continuing with their appropriate production model. Yıldız noted that they have entered a new …

Press release… The Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters’ Association (EZZIB) organized a trade delegation to Toronto, one of Canada’s largest trade and cultural centers, from September 8-13, 2025. Sixteen export companies participated in the delegation. Turkish exporters held 190 bilateral business meetings with Canadian importers. Emre Uygun, Chair of …

Press release… The Turkish olive and olive oil sector has placed Canada on its radar… The Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters’ Association, which has intensified its marketing activities as part of the Ministry of Trade’s Distant Countries Strategy, has placed Canada on its radar. The Turkish olive sector aims …

Hatay Governor Mustafa Masatlı inspected the Olive Research Institute in Altınözü district, which has been completed and opened for service. According to a statement made on the Governorate’s social media account, Governor Masatlı inspected the Hatay Olive Research Institute and received information from officials about the work to be carried …

OLIVEFRIEND COŞKUN PUBLISHES A BOOK ON SUSTAINABILITY AND BRANDED EXPORT VISION IN OLIVE OIL… Haldun Coşkun, one of the founding members of the Olive Friends’ Association, which aims to develop the Turkish olive and olive oil sector at national and international levels and bring together sector stakeholders through sustainable production, …

Dr. Mücahit Kıvrak, a faculty member at Balıkesir University, announced that the drought in the summer of 2025 negatively impacted yield and quality in olive groves. Kıvrak said that the summer of 2024 was also dry and lack of water caused yellowing in the trees and poor fruit quality. He …

Press release… The Turkish olive oil sector exported 44,097 tonnes in the nine-month period as it entered the final quarter of the 2024-25 export season. The country to which the most of the golden liquid was exported was the United States, with 19,041 tonnes. Of every 100 tonnes of olive …

The transformation wrought by the European Green Deal in the agricultural sector is also impacting olive production in Türkiye. The study notes that while this process provides a competitive advantage in international trade, it could also increase production costs. As part of the Anatolivar Project, supported by the European Union …