Everything You Need to Know About Turkish Olive Oil
Olive tree has been inextricably associated with the history and culture of the land of Turks, as well as of the whole world for over 6000 years now. One can assume that Turkish olive oil too is that many years old, since Turkey is among the earliest manufacturers of the oil. History of Turkish Olive Oil Cultivation of this historically significant tree and extraction of its much beneficial oil is now a worldwide commercial business. But during its initial stages, it was concentrated in very distinct regions of the world, mostly along the shores of Mediterranean. Turkey, along with Spain, Greece, Italy and the Aegean Islands, was one of the earliest cultivators of olive and makers of cosmetic and cooking olive oil . In fact, remnants of the oldest recorded olive oil facility can be found in the ruins of a Klazomenai settlement dating back to 600 BC in West Anatolia, in the Urla district near Izmir, previously known as Smyrna. This place by the coast of Aegean Sea, is believ...