Olive growing in Sinop
Karadeniz region · 28 t of olives and 0 t of olive oil in 2025-26.
In the 2025-26 season Sinop harvested 28 tonnes of olives from 16.000 bearing trees — an average of 1.8 kg per tree. Of that crop 28 t went to the table and 0 t to pressing, yielding 0 tonnes of olive oil.
Where it stands
- 3 of 10 in the Karadeniz region — 3.2% of the region's crop, 0.0% of Turkey's
- 1.8 kg per tree — 7.9 kg below the regional average of 9.7 kg
- 100% of the crop goes to the table (regional average 69%) — table-oriented
Sheltered pockets on the northern coast
In Sinop olives grow in pockets of the Black Sea coast sheltered from northerly winds. The province sits, with Samsun and Zonguldak, in the belt of the Samsun Yerli variety.
Production is not commercial but table olives for household use. This is the general character of Black Sea olive growing: there are trees, there is a harvest, but no volume reaches the market.
Sinop's position matters in another way: olives are grown in 41 provinces and 270 districts of Turkey, and Sinop marks one of the northernmost points on that map.
2025-26 season
| Bearing trees | 16.000 |
| Olives | 28 t |
| To the table | 28 t (%100) |
| For oil | 0 t |
| Olive oil | 0 t |
| Per tree | 1.8 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 Karadeniz region
Varieties are recorded by region in the source, not by province.