Büyük Topak Ulak olive

Büyük Topak Ulak is one of the recorded olive varieties of the Mediterranean.

Characteristics

Grown in Tarsus, Seyhan, İskenderun, Anamur, Erdemli and Sütçüler (Isparta). Originating in Tarsus, it is called Topak Aşı in some localities.

Where it grows

Büyük Topak Ulak is recorded in the Mediterranean. The provinces where olive production concentrates in this region: Mersin, Hatay, Osmaniye, Adana, Antalya, Kahramanmaraş.

Regional conditions, varietal spread and output: olive growing in the Mediterranean

Measured values

The only published figure for Büyük Topak Ulak is its oil content, and two independent sources agree: one gives 20.2%, the other "around 20%".

That places it among the moderately oily varieties of the Mediterranean region. For comparison, Sarı Ulak stands at 19%.

The sources describe the fruit as large with a stone that is small relative to the fruit, and the flesh as soft. That description suggests a high flesh ratio — but no measured flesh ratio has been published, so we give no figure.

⚠ No published measurement exists for fruit weight, flesh-to-stone ratio or chilling requirement. These have not been estimated.

Other varieties of the region

Sarı Haşebi · Sarı Ulak · Saurani

Locally

Büyük Topak Ulak originates in Tarsus; it is also grown in Seyhan, İskenderun, Anamur, Erdemli and the Sütçüler district of Isparta. In some localities it is known as Topak Aşı.

Its range follows the Mediterranean coastal line. Its presence in Isparta is notable: the province entered olive growing late, through a ministry-backed sapling programme concentrated in the Sütçüler district.

More: olive growing in Mersin · olive growing in Isparta

Source

• Efe, R., Soykan, A., Cürebal, İ. & Sönmez, S. (2016) — Characteristics and Geographical Distribution of Olive Varieties Grown in Turkey, Zeytin Kitabı, pp. 37-80
• Olive map of Turkey