Olive growing in Diyarbakır
Güneydoğu Anadolu region · 37 t of olives and 3 t of olive oil in 2025-26.
In the 2025-26 season Diyarbakır harvested 37 tonnes of olives from 7.000 bearing trees — an average of 5.3 kg per tree. Of that crop 19 t went to the table and 18 t to pressing, yielding 3 tonnes of olive oil.
Where it stands
- 7 of 9 in the Güneydoğu Anadolu region — 0.0% of the region's crop, 0.0% of Turkey's
- 5.3 kg per tree — 0.6 kg below the regional average of 5.9 kg
- 51% of the crop goes to the table (regional average 15%) — table-oriented
A limited presence on basalt soil
Olive production in Diyarbakır is extremely small. The province's agricultural identity is tied to watermelon, wheat and livestock; the olive sits at the edge of that picture.
The reason is climatic: the Diyarbakır basin is among Turkey's hottest in summer and the Southeast's coldest in winter. Under this double-ended regime the olive holds on only in sheltered spots.
The province lies between the Gaziantep-Kilis line, the Southeast's olive centre, and the Mardin-Şırnak genotype basin; the two traditions do not meet in Diyarbakır — they thin out.
2025-26 season
| Bearing trees | 7.000 |
| Olives | 37 t |
| To the table | 19 t (%51) |
| For oil | 18 t |
| Olive oil | 3 t |
| Per tree | 5.3 kg |
Only the current season is published for this province; the multi-season series exists for İzmir, Aydın, Manisa, Muğla, Bursa and Çanakkale.
Varieties of the Güneydoğu Anadolu region
Varieties are recorded by region in the source, not by province.
- Belluti
- Eğriburun
- Hursuki
- Kalem Bezi
- Kan Çelebi
- Kilis Yağlık
- Mavi
- Melkebazi
- Nizip Yağlık
- Yağ Çelebi
- Zoncuk