Olive

Edremit (Ayvalık)

Synonym: Edremit Oil, Şakran, Midilli, Island olive

Growing Regions: Çanakkale, Gulf region of the Aegean Region, İzmir, İçel, Antalya, Adana, Kahramanmaraş and extends to Mardin.

It constitutes 19% of the total number of trees and 25.3% of the Aegean Region. Its oil ranks first in terms of chemical and sensory properties. It is evaluated as oil in its region. It grows strongly under good care conditions, The fruit is medium-sized, It shows moderate periodicity, It has a structure suitable for mechanical harvest, It has good yield, It is self-fertile, It is partially resistant to cold, It is propagated by cuttings.

Çakır

Growing Regions: İzmir

İzmir and its surroundings. It is an oil variety. Its oil ranks 5th after Ayvalık, Memecik, Memeli and Erkence in terms of chemical and sensory properties. It can also be evaluated as green table. It grows very strongly, The fruit is medium-sized, It shows severe periodicity, It is difficult to harvest because the fruit has a strong hold, It bears fruit early, It is productive, It is partially self-fertile, It is propagated by grafting and cuttings.

In traction

Synonym: Breaking, Mammal

Growing Regions: Ödemiş, İzmir's Kiraz, Torbalı and Ödemiş districts, Aydın's Nazilli, Sultanhisar and Yenipazar districts. It constitutes 1.5% of the total with 1.3 million trees. It is generally evaluated as green breaking olive in the places where it is grown. It grows very strongly, The fruit is large, It can produce regular products under good care conditions, It is productive, It is not sensitive to cold, It is propagated by grafting and cuttings.

Gemlik

Synonym: Triliye, Kaplık, Kıvırcık, Kara

Growing Regions: Gemlik is grown in a very wide geography including Bursa, Tekirdağ, Kocaeli, Bilecik, Kastamonu, Zonguldak, Sinop, Samsun, Trabzon, Balıkesir, İzmir, Manisa, Aydın, İçel, Adana, Antalya, Adıyaman.

It constitutes 80% of the tree existence in the Marmara Region and 11% of the total number of trees. It ranks 3rd after Memecik and Ayvalık varieties in terms of number. It develops with medium strength. The fruit is medium sized. It produces regular products under good care conditions, It is productive, It is partially self-fertile, It is partially resistant to cold, It is propagated by cuttings.