Reaching a $300 billion market worldwide, in Turkey there is no oversight.

President of the Local Products and Geographical Indications Research Network of Turkey (YUCITA), Prof. Dr. Yavuz Tekelioğlu, stated that a supervision regulation must be issued for products with geographical indication, saying, "This issue is very important for Turkey. Geographical indications have the potential to lift Turkey with a good system. There must be a healthy supervision like in all countries of the world. An institute for geographical indications must be established." Tekelioğlu noted in his statement that geographical indications are a global phenomenon, reaching a sales value of 300 billion dollars worldwide. Mentioning that there is a sales figure of 100 billion euros in the European Union, Tekelioğlu said, "Especially due to food crises and the Covid pandemic, it has turned into a global phenomenon and is developing very rapidly." Emphasizing that geographical indication products must be protected and that registration protects them from counterfeits, Tekelioğlu ...