For hundreds of years, after Spain and Italy, it has only been grown on Gökçeada.

After Spain, Italy, and Canada, the ladolia variety of olives, which grows exclusively and naturally on Gökçeada in Turkey, is generally considered for oil production. Gökçeada Mayor Bülent Ecevit Atalay said that the main sources of livelihood on Gökçeada, which is part of Çanakkale, are generally agriculture, animal husbandry, and tourism. Atalay mentioned that Greeks still live densely on the island and that many families, including his own, had settled on the island years ago from Trabzon. Atalay, who pointed out that olive oil stands out in agricultural production on the island, said: "The ladolia variety of olive, also known as Gökçeada olive, is not found in many places in the world. It is found in Spain and Italy, and a little in Canada. In Turkey, it only grows on Gökçeada. No one knows how it came here or who brought it. Because we have trees that are a thousand years old." No medication and chemical fertilizers Atalay stated that there are 255 thousand olive trees on ...