Harvest time in Burhaniye, the capital of olives
In order to best preserve the nutritional value of the olives in the crop obtained from the 350 decare municipal olive groves on the basis of "Good Agricultural Practices", the olives are pressed in the factory with a continuous system within 24 hours after being collected.
In Burhaniye Municipality, the teams involved in the harvest with 60 personnel collect approximately 3 thousand 500 kg of olives daily. "Burhaniye Municipality 1867 Olive Oil" branded oils obtained from Burhaniye Municipality's own olive groves; With modern methods, olives are collected during the early harvest period, when they are not yet ripe, and pressed using the cold pressing method.
Burhaniye Mayor Ali Kemal Deveciler stated that the new harvest olive oil produced from the olive trees in Burhaniye Municipality's duty areas and fertile lands is offered for sale on www.burbelzeytin.com and said, “We have entered the new harvest period for Burhaniye Municipality Olive Oils. The name Burhaniye is now a brand in Turkey! We continue to bring benefits to Burhaniye with the production of our olive oils, which we carry out with great dedication and meticulousness. The fertile lands of our Burhaniye have nourished and grown many civilizations from past to present, and now the Burhaniye brand is on the tables all over Turkey. Thanks to the quality and reliability of our olive oils, we make a significant contribution to the people of our region. The quality of Burhaniye's olive oil was also understood among the olive oils sold with the assurance of Burhaniye Municipality. Now, those who want to buy olive oil first think of the name Burhaniye. On this occasion, I wish all our olive workers a fruitful and profitable season.”