Olive growing in Kahramanmaraş
Akdeniz region · 8.029 t of olives and 1.204 t of olive oil in 2025-26.
In the 2025-26 season Kahramanmaraş harvested 8.029 tonnes of olives from 1.927.000 bearing trees — an average of 4.2 kg per tree. Of that crop 2.007 t went to the table and 6.022 t to pressing, yielding 1.204 tonnes of olive oil.
Where it stands
- 7 of 9 in the Akdeniz region — 1.4% of the region's crop, 0.3% of Turkey's
- 4.2 kg per tree — 7.6 kg below the regional average of 11.8 kg
- 25% of the crop goes to the table (regional average 33%) — oil-oriented
Where two regions meet
Kahramanmaraş is a transition point in olive geography: the north-eastern end of the Mediterranean region and a neighbour to the south-east's varietal basin.
That shows in its varieties. Nizip Yağlık — Gaziantep's principal variety — grows in the central district. Saurani is found here alongside Gaziantep and Mardin. At the same time, the Aegean-origin Memecik and Edremit (Ayvalık) have been planted here in recent years.
Kahramanmaraş is thus one of the few provinces fed by three separate varietal basins — Aegean, Mediterranean and south-eastern. Kilis Yağlık and Çelebi are also among its recorded varieties.
2025-26 season
| Bearing trees | 1.927.000 |
| Olives | 8.029 t |
| To the table | 2.007 t (%25) |
| For oil | 6.022 t |
| Olive oil | 1.204 t |
| Per tree | 4.2 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 Akdeniz region
Varieties are recorded by region in the source, not by province.