Olive growing in Osmaniye
Akdeniz region · 30.883 t of olives and 6.394 t of olive oil in 2025-26.
In the 2025-26 season Osmaniye harvested 30.883 tonnes of olives from 5.101.000 bearing trees — an average of 6.1 kg per tree. Of that crop 5.309 t went to the table and 25.574 t to pressing, yielding 6.394 tonnes of olive oil.
Where it stands
- 5 of 9 in the Akdeniz region — 5.4% of the region's crop, 1.3% of Turkey's
- 6.1 kg per tree — 5.7 kg below the regional average of 11.8 kg
- 17% of the crop goes to the table (regional average 33%) — oil-oriented
A rapidly expanding olive area
Osmaniye is one of the eastern Mediterranean provinces where olive areas are expanding rapidly. The leading districts by planted area are Bahçe, Düziçi, Hasanbeyli, Kadirli and the provincial centre.
The province stands out less for the size of its output than for its rate of growth: in the Mediterranean region the olive has lived in the shadow of vegetables and citrus, but new plantings have been spreading in recent years. Osmaniye is the concrete example of that trend.
Twelve processing plants, spread across districts
The province's olive oil businesses are spread across its districts: 3 in the centre, 3 in Düziçi, 3 in Toprakkale, 2 in Kadirli and 1 in Hasanbeyli — twelve plants in all.
That dispersed pattern shows production is not concentrated in one centre — a different model from Mersin, where 22 factories sit in a single district.
Recorded varieties in the province include Çelebi, Büyük Topak Ulak and Tavşanyüreği — part of the Mediterranean's distinctive varietal pool.
2025-26 season
| Bearing trees | 5.101.000 |
| Olives | 30.883 t |
| To the table | 5.309 t (%17) |
| For oil | 25.574 t |
| Olive oil | 6.394 t |
| Per tree | 6.1 kg |
Only the current season is published for this province; the multi-season series exists for İzmir, Aydın, Manisa, Muğla, Bursa and Çanakkale.
Geographical indications
The registration belongs to the product of a defined area, not to the variety wherever it grows.
- Osmaniye Zeytinyağı geographical indication · reg. no 1317
Varieties of the Akdeniz region
Varieties are recorded by region in the source, not by province.
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- Tavşanyüreği olive
- Büyük Topak Ulak olive