The harvest of Butko Olives continues in Artvin.

Butko Olive, which won the "Superior Taste Award" at the International Olive Oil Fair held in Beijing, China's capital, in 2006, is in high demand from different regions of Turkey due to the microclimate feature of the Çoruh Valley. In the area, which covers approximately 880 decares and has 25 thousand olive trees, the trees range in height from 8 to 12 meters. Producers use ladders to pick olives from the tall trees, and the collected olives are then separated for table use and oil production. In the region where the olive harvest continues, Mehmet Boztepe (69), who collects olives, said they take care of the olive trees like their children. Boztepe stated, "Our fathers and grandfathers did this olive production, and we took it over from them. We use artificial fertilizers. Our trees are constantly watered. Our olive trees do not sway. We pick them one by one from the branches. Therefore, they do not bruise. But if they fall to the ground, they will bruise. Our water comes from ...