Turkey: Tea Bill causes chaos before it becomes law

Turkiye

Published Jul 13, 2022

Tridge summary

The tea plant does not grow everywhere. Turkey is one of the few countries where fresh tea is produced. It is also the only country in Europe where fresh tea is produced. In terms of tea production areas, Turkey ranks 7th after China, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Indonesia. In dry tea production; It ranks 5th after China, India, Kenya and Sri Lanka. A great wealth for the country's agriculture. It is the most important product of the economy of the Eastern Black Sea Region.

Original content

Tea is known as the second most consumed beverage after water. In annual per capita consumption of dry tea, Turkey ranks first with an average of 3.5 kilograms. While Libya ranks second with 2.4 kilos, Afghanistan ranks third with 2.2 kilos per capita, 2 kilos of dry tea are consumed per capita in Qatar, England and Ireland annually. It is a product that we will have to import if we do not manufacture it. Tea farming started in the republican period. Before the start of fresh tea production, the need for tea was met by imports in the Ottoman period. There is a book published under the name of "One Green Pursuit", which covers the development and history of tea agriculture in Turkey in a very comprehensive way. The author of the book published by the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) is Asım Zihnioğlu, who devoted his life to tea. As it is written in great detail in the book, it is Zihni Derin who pioneered and labored in the initiation, development, ...

Source: TRdunyasi