How did you start to produce olive oil in Adatepe?
We were inspired by the lovely chats we had with the olive oil producers in Adatepe. These chats that lasted for hours, sometimes all night long, introduced us the world of olive to us. We thought of this world’s deep-rooted traditions, rich culture and bright future and that’s how we got into olive business. Shortly after, we realized the importance of controlling the entire production process in order to produce high quality olive oil and we bought a factory that works with traditional methods. After making some improvements in the factory, we started producing. Adatepe Olive Oil is produced only by traditional crushing and extraction methods. Our mill, left for some time, was recently restored to EU hygiene standards. Organically grown olives, hand picked from our family estate are brought to our mill within 12 hours. They are crushed in granite stone mills and start releasing their first golden drops of olive oil even before being extracted. And you have also founded Turkey’s first
