Olive Types in Our Country
Type Name: Edremit (Ayvalık)
Synonym: Edremit Yağlık, Şakran, Lesbos, Ada olives
Growing Regions: It extends to Çanakkale, Gulf of Aegean Region, İzmir, İçel, Antalya, Adana, Kahramanmaraş and Mardin.
It constitutes 19% of the total number of trees and 25.3% of the Aegean Region. Its oil ranks first in terms of its chemical and sensory properties. It is considered as oil in its region. It develops strongly in good maintenance conditions, Fruit is medium in size, Moderately periodical, Has a structure suitable for mechanical harvest, Good yield, Self-efficient, Partially resistant to cold, Reproduced with steel.
Variety Name: Big Lump Ulak
Synonym: Lump Vaccine Tarsus
Growing Regions: İskenderun, Anamur, Erdemli, Tarsus, Seyhan, Sütçüler-Isparta.
There are about 300,000 trees in the Mediterranean Region. Green boots are good as olives, as they are succulent and delicious. It develops strongly under good care conditions, Fruit is large, It shows periodicity, Fruit can be bruised easily in harvest, It is productive, It is not sensitive to cold and dry, It is reproduced with vaccine.
Type Name: Çakır
Growing Regions: İzmir
İzmir and its vicinity. It is an oily variety. It is ranked 5th after Ayvalık, Memecik, Memeli and Erkence in terms of its chemical and sensory properties. It can also be evaluated as green table. It develops very strongly, The fruit is of medium size, It shows severe periodicity, It is hard to harvest because the fruit is strong to hold, It is hard to harvest early, it is fruitful, It is partially self-productive, It is grown with vaccine and steel.
Variety Name: On Traction
Synonym: Crushing, Mammal
Growing Regions: Ödemiş, Kiraz, Torbalı and Ödemiş districts of İzmir, Nazilli, Sultanhisar and Yenipazar districts of Aydın. It constitutes 1.5% of the total with the number of 1.3 million trees. It is generally considered as green crushed olives in the places where it is grown. It develops very strongly, Fruit is large, It can yield regular products under good care conditions, It is efficient, It is not sensitive to cold, It is reproduced with vaccine and steel.
Variety Name: Celebi
Synonym: İznik Çelebi
Regions: It grows in Iznik, Bursa's Gemlik, Iznik, Orhangazi, Kocaeli's Center, Gölcük and Bilecik's Central, Osmaneli, Gölpınarı districts.
It constitutes 5% of Marmara Region with the number of trees around 400.000. It is evaluated as green table. It develops in medium strength, Fruit is very large, It has partial periodicity, It is moderately efficient, It is not sensitive to cold, It is reproduced with vaccine.
Variety Name: Freckled
Synonyms: Tekir, Provens, Goloz
Growing Regions: Kemalpaşa, Bornova, İzmir, Turgutlu districts of Manisa.
The total number of trees is 70,000. There is a replication problem. It is suitable for evaluating fruits with small seeds and flesh as green table. It develops very strongly, Fruit is large, It shows periodicity, Good yield, Fruit can be bruised easily in harvest It is partially self-productive, It is not sensitive to cold, It is reproduced with vaccine
Variety Name: Domat
Synonym: Akhisar
Regions: Akhisar, Turgutlu, Saruhanlı of Manisa, Merkez, Kemalpaşa, Selçuk, Aydın, Merkez, Söke, Karacasu, Kuyucuk districts of Manisa.
It constitutes 1.4% of the total number of trees. Green table is evaluated especially as filling olives. It develops strongly in good care conditions, Fruit is large, It gives regular products in good care conditions, It is productive, It bears early fruit, It is sensitive to cold in late irrigation, It is reproduced with vaccine.
Type Name: Edincik Su
Synonym: Erdek water, Water olive
Regions where it grows: Edincik, Balıkesir's Bandırma, Edincik and Erdek districts.
The total number of trees is 30,000. It is considered as black table. The oil ratio with high water ratio is low. It develops in medium strength, Fruit is large, It shows periodicity, It is medium in yield, Fruit can be bruised easily in harvest, It is reproduced with vaccine and steel.
Variety Name: Eğriburun
Synonym: Nizip
Growing Regions: Nizip of Gaziantep, İskenderun of Hatay, Halfeti districts of Şanlıurfa.
The number of trees in the Southeastern Anatolia Region is 300,000. It is evaluated as black and green table. It develops in medium strength, Fruit is small, It shows periodicity, It is quite efficient, branches are damaged at -7oC, It is reproduced with vaccine and steel.
Variety Name: Erkence
Synonym: Izmir oil, Local oil
Growing Regions: İzmir
Around Izmir. constitutes 3.5% of the total tree assets. There are about 3 million trees. It is mainly considered as oil. Oil properties come before Çakır. In humid areas, palm formation occurs due to Phoma oleae fungus; the bitterness of the fruit goes away and comes directly to eating. It develops very strongly under good care conditions, Fruit is medium in size, It shows severe periodicity, It is medium in yield, It is partially self-productive, Fruit has a strong adhesion force, and early pouring before harvest is a problem. It is reproduced with vaccine and steel.
Type Name: Gemlik
Synonym: Triliye, Kaplik, Curly, Black
Growing Regions: GemlikBursa, Tekirdağ, Kocaeli, Bilecik, Kastamonu, Zonguldak, Sinop, Samsun, Trabzon, Balıkesir, İzmir, Manisa, Aydın, İçel, Adana, Antalya, Adıyaman provinces