Food Inspection Coverage Across Turkey
Turkish food and feed production is spread across seven geographic regions, each with its own crops, processing clusters and export ports. Based in Ankara, we travel to suppliers wherever your products are grown, processed or loaded.
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Marmara Region
55 product guidesCherries
Turkey is the world's largest producer of sweet cherries.
Fresh Figs
Turkey is the leading producer of figs.
Peaches and Nectarines
Turkish peaches and nectarines come from the Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean regions, giving a long season for truck exports to Europe, Russia and the Middle East.
Plums
Turkey exports both the early green plum, harvested immature and eaten crunchy with salt, and ripe European and Japanese plums later in summer.
Strawberries
Turkey is a large strawberry producer.
Melons and Watermelons
Turkey is one of the world's largest watermelon and melon producers.
Quinces
Turkey is the world's largest quince producer.
Tomatoes
Turkey is one of the world's largest tomato producers and a major fresh tomato exporter.
Peppers
Turkey grows a wide range of peppers, from blocky bell peppers to long Charleston, Kapia and hot types.
Eggplants
Eggplant is a core crop in Turkish cooking and export trade, from long slender types to large round fruit.
Onions and Garlic
Turkey is a large producer of dry onions and garlic.
Cabbage
White and red cabbage from Samsun, Konya and Marmara is exported in autumn and winter, mostly to neighbouring markets.
Aegean Region
57 product guidesCherries
Turkey is the world's largest producer of sweet cherries.
Sour Cherries
Turkey is a major sour cherry producer, and most of the crop goes to processors for frozen pitted fruit, juice concentrate, jam and dried fruit.
Fresh Figs
Turkey is the leading producer of figs.
Table Grapes
Manisa and the surrounding Aegean region produce Turkey's main export table grape, the seedless Sultani Çekirdeksiz, along with red and black varieties.
Apples
Turkey is one of the world's largest apple producers, and controlled atmosphere storage lets Isparta, Niğde and Karaman supply export markets for most of the year.
Peaches and Nectarines
Turkish peaches and nectarines come from the Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean regions, giving a long season for truck exports to Europe, Russia and the Middle East.
Plums
Turkey exports both the early green plum, harvested immature and eaten crunchy with salt, and ripe European and Japanese plums later in summer.
Pomegranates
Turkey is a leading pomegranate exporter, built largely on the Hicaznar variety, which offers deep red arils, good acidity and long storage life.
Lemons
Turkey is among the world's leading lemon exporters, with Mersin as the centre of production.
Mandarins
Turkey is one of the world's largest mandarin exporters, shipping Satsuma, Clementine and late varieties from the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts through the autumn and winter.
Strawberries
Turkey is a large strawberry producer.
Melons and Watermelons
Turkey is one of the world's largest watermelon and melon producers.
Mediterranean Region
51 product guidesCherries
Turkey is the world's largest producer of sweet cherries.
Sour Cherries
Turkey is a major sour cherry producer, and most of the crop goes to processors for frozen pitted fruit, juice concentrate, jam and dried fruit.
Fresh Apricots
Turkey is the world's largest apricot producer.
Table Grapes
Manisa and the surrounding Aegean region produce Turkey's main export table grape, the seedless Sultani Çekirdeksiz, along with red and black varieties.
Apples
Turkey is one of the world's largest apple producers, and controlled atmosphere storage lets Isparta, Niğde and Karaman supply export markets for most of the year.
Peaches and Nectarines
Turkish peaches and nectarines come from the Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean regions, giving a long season for truck exports to Europe, Russia and the Middle East.
Plums
Turkey exports both the early green plum, harvested immature and eaten crunchy with salt, and ripe European and Japanese plums later in summer.
Pomegranates
Turkey is a leading pomegranate exporter, built largely on the Hicaznar variety, which offers deep red arils, good acidity and long storage life.
Lemons
Turkey is among the world's leading lemon exporters, with Mersin as the centre of production.
Mandarins
Turkey is one of the world's largest mandarin exporters, shipping Satsuma, Clementine and late varieties from the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts through the autumn and winter.
Oranges
Mediterranean Turkey produces Navel and Valencia oranges for fresh export and juice processing, mostly from Antalya, Adana, Mersin and Hatay.
Strawberries
Turkey is a large strawberry producer.
Central Anatolia Region
49 product guidesCherries
Turkey is the world's largest producer of sweet cherries.
Sour Cherries
Turkey is a major sour cherry producer, and most of the crop goes to processors for frozen pitted fruit, juice concentrate, jam and dried fruit.
Apples
Turkey is one of the world's largest apple producers, and controlled atmosphere storage lets Isparta, Niğde and Karaman supply export markets for most of the year.
Plums
Turkey exports both the early green plum, harvested immature and eaten crunchy with salt, and ripe European and Japanese plums later in summer.
Strawberries
Turkey is a large strawberry producer.
Melons and Watermelons
Turkey is one of the world's largest watermelon and melon producers.
Quinces
Turkey is the world's largest quince producer.
Onions and Garlic
Turkey is a large producer of dry onions and garlic.
Potatoes
Turkey is a large potato producer, with the Central Anatolian plateau supplying most of the main crop.
Carrots
Beypazarı near Ankara and the Konya plain are Turkey's main carrot areas, supplying washed carrots to export markets from summer through winter.
Cabbage
White and red cabbage from Samsun, Konya and Marmara is exported in autumn and winter, mostly to neighbouring markets.
Cauliflower and Broccoli
Cauliflower and broccoli from the Marmara and Aegean regions supply fresh and frozen trade during the cooler months.
Black Sea Region
18 product guidesCherries
Turkey is the world's largest producer of sweet cherries.
Sour Cherries
Turkey is a major sour cherry producer, and most of the crop goes to processors for frozen pitted fruit, juice concentrate, jam and dried fruit.
Onions and Garlic
Turkey is a large producer of dry onions and garlic.
Potatoes
Turkey is a large potato producer, with the Central Anatolian plateau supplying most of the main crop.
Cabbage
White and red cabbage from Samsun, Konya and Marmara is exported in autumn and winter, mostly to neighbouring markets.
Cauliflower and Broccoli
Cauliflower and broccoli from the Marmara and Aegean regions supply fresh and frozen trade during the cooler months.
Lettuce and Spinach
Leafy greens are grown through the winter in the Aegean, Marmara and Mediterranean regions.
Green Beans and Peas
Turkey grows green beans in greenhouses and open fields, along with garden peas, for fresh export and a large frozen vegetable industry.
Hazelnuts
Turkey grows roughly two thirds of the world's hazelnuts along its Black Sea coast and supplies most of the global confectionery industry.
Corn (Maize)
Turkey grows maize for feed, starch and food use, mainly in the Çukurova plain and the Southeast.
Rice
Turkey produces paddy rice in Thrace and the Black Sea region, mostly medium-grain Baldo and Osmancık types.
Chickpeas
Turkey is a large chickpea producer, growing Kabuli-type chickpeas on the Central Anatolian plateau.
Eastern Anatolia Region
10 product guidesFresh Apricots
Turkey is the world's largest apricot producer.
Dried Apricots
Turkey supplies the large majority of the world's dried apricots, almost all of them processed in and around Malatya.
Dried Mulberries
White mulberries dried in Malatya and Eastern Anatolia have found a growing market in health food and snack ranges.
Almonds
Turkey produces almonds in the Aegean, Mediterranean and Southeast regions, with planting expanding in recent years.
Dry Beans
Turkey grows dry white beans in Central and Eastern Anatolia, including several registered geographical indications.
Honey
Turkey is among the world's largest honey producers and the main source of pine honey, produced from honeydew in the forests around Muğla.
Farmed Fish
Turkey is one of the largest producers of farmed sea bass and sea bream in the Mediterranean and a major producer of rainbow trout, including large Black Sea trout.
Cattle and Dairy Feed
Dairy and beef concentrates make up a large share of Turkish feed production.
Sheep and Goat Feed
Turkey has one of the largest small ruminant populations in Europe and the Middle East.
Alfalfa, Hay and Forage
Alfalfa is widely grown in Central and Eastern Anatolia.
Southeastern Anatolia Region
26 product guidesMelons and Watermelons
Turkey is one of the world's largest watermelon and melon producers.
Dried Apricots
Turkey supplies the large majority of the world's dried apricots, almost all of them processed in and around Malatya.
Pistachios
Turkish pistachios, known as Antep pistachios, are smaller and more intensely flavoured than many other origins.
Almonds
Turkey produces almonds in the Aegean, Mediterranean and Southeast regions, with planting expanding in recent years.
Wheat
Turkey is a large wheat producer and one of the world's biggest wheat importers, because its flour and pasta industries export so much.
Wheat Flour
Turkey is regularly the world's largest wheat flour exporter, shipping to Iraq, Yemen, Africa and Asia.
Bulgur
Turkey is the world's leading bulgur producer and exporter.
Barley
Barley is Turkey's second cereal, grown largely on the Central Anatolian plateau for feed and malting.
Corn (Maize)
Turkey grows maize for feed, starch and food use, mainly in the Çukurova plain and the Southeast.
Lentils
Turkey is a major red lentil producer and processor.
Chickpeas
Turkey is a large chickpea producer, growing Kabuli-type chickpeas on the Central Anatolian plateau.
Olive Oil
Turkey is one of the world's larger olive oil producers, with distinct regional oils from the Aegean, Marmara and the Southeast.
Export ports and loading points
We supervise loading at packhouses, factories, cold stores, bonded warehouses and port terminals.