The revolution in the EVOO industry is also a reality in Turkey.

The work of Birsen Can Pehlivan, she has been engaged for years in the delicate task of promoting quality. 

Turkey is a very rich country in regards of its olive varieties. Olive oils produced with the correct and modern methods from different varieties continue to bring quality awards to their producers in competitions held around the world. For the first time, an EVOO from Turkey is a finalist for the Best in Class "Coupage" prize.

Olive oil producers in Turkey put more effort in producing the right olive oil each and every year. One of the reasons for this, is the awareness that the producers gain on producing olive oil. The trainings organized by various institutions and organizations for olive oil contribute significantly to the development of this awareness.
An internationally acknowledged olive oil taster and food engineer herself Birsen Can Pehlivan, brings together names that can be accepted as authorities in the field of olive oil from Italy, Greece and Israel with Turkish producers. Birsen Can Pehlivan together with experts like Antonio G. Lauro, Kostas Liris, and Ehud Soriano organizes workshops and seminars for the Turkish producers. Through these seminars the Turkish producers gain knowledge on the world markets, marketing and production of high-quality olive oil from the olive grove to the bottle.
Turkey has an important place in the world where the olive tree is indigenous on Anatolian and Mesopotamian lands and with its rich olive varieties. The quality olive oil produced from the rich varieties with different flavors unknown in the world markets, supports the Turkish producers in redefining their place in the world’s olive oil market.
During the worldwide live award ceremony celebrated in Palmi (Italy), the difficult work of the EVO IOOC 2020 judges, including Birsen Can Pehlivan and Mehmet Özgü Manisali from Turkey, was remembered.

Birsen Can Pehlivan

Some data.
There were 491 EVOOs and Flavored EVOO in the competition, an increase of 13%. Oils entered from as many as 25 countries in the world, divided between the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
Among all the medals of EVO IOOC 2020, it is worth mentioning the 54 medals out of 61 entered assigned to Turkey, with a success rate of 88.5%.
The olive oils were from varieties like Domat, Trilye, Uslu, Edremit, Tekir, Çekişte, Dilmit, Halhalı, Karamani, Saurani peculiar to Turkey and Arbequina grown in Turkish terroir.
Among the winners also Bozelli, who with the extra virgin olive oil Bozelli brings home a well-deserved "Best of Turkey" award and Cumbalı LTD ŞTİ (Cumbalı Premium) finalist for Best in Class category "Coupage"
The other winners are:
Gold Medal EVOOs
Manahan Gıda LTD ŞTİ - Tayga Olive Oil Alaca Hasat (Mid-Harvest), Hermus LTD ŞTİ - Hermus Ayvalık, Hermus LTD ŞTİ - Hermus Arbequina, Özgün Zeytinyağı LTD ŞTİ - Özgün Naturel Sızma Zeytinyağı, Cıg LTD - Uladi Olive Oil, Meray Zeytincilik LTD. Sti. - Premium Everyday, Meray Zeytincilik LTD Sti. - Private Select, Ali Rıza Büyükkarcı - Büyükkarcı Olive Oil, Edremit Ticaret Odası - Edremit Ticaret Odası Zeytinyağı, Adalı Efe LTD ŞTİ - Adalı Efe Erken Hasat, Hermus LTD ŞTİ - Hermus Tirilye, Bozelli - Bozelli, Degirmen Ciftlik LTD STİ - Ania Pregreen Yesilce, Olidya LTD ŞTİ - Olidya Olive Oil, Ozem Olive - Kisthene 0.2, Tokuç Group - Granpa Ova, Genius LTD ŞTİ - Genius Olive Oil, Ezüt Ticaret - Zivane Naturel Sızma Zeytinyağı, Nova Vera - Nova Vera Beylik, Nova Vera - Nova Vera Hayat, Gizem Yağ LTD - Gizem, Nova Vera - Nova Vera Memecik, Nova Vera - Nova Vera Trilye, Nova Vera - Nova Vera Yamalak Sarısı, Cumbalı LTD ŞTİ - Cumbalı Premium, Mavras LTD ŞTİ - Memo's Olive Grove Mavras Olive Oil.

Silver Medal EVOOS
Adalı Efe LTD ŞTİ - Adalı Efe Olive Oil (Eşek), ADATEPE ZEUS - Adatepe Zeus Olive Oil, Ali Köse - AliOLive, Anafortis Ldt Şti - Anafortis Olive Oil, ASSOS ATHENA - Assos Athena Olive Oil, Datça Köy Ürünleri LTD - Datça Köy Ürünleri Zeytinyağı, Egeden Tarım Ürünleri - Sidyma Olive Oil, Erim Cebeci - Savroni Olive Oil, Gizem Yağ LTD - Gizem Başkent, Hermus LTD ŞTİ - Hermus Mediterranian, Hilmi Yıldırım - Hilmi Yıldırım Zeytinyağları, İdris Bakkal LTD ŞTİ - Çakalini Zeytinyağı, Koştürk Tarım LTD - Fresh Future, Manahan Gıda LTD ŞTİ - Tayga Olive Oil-Yeşil-Hasat (Early Harvest), Mavras LTD ŞTİ - Melike As Olive Grove Mavras Olive Oil, NALÇABASMAZ TARIM ÜRÜNLERİ SAN. TİC. LTD. ŞTİ. - Elea Antiocheia, Ortaş LDT - Vievi Koroneiki, Ortaş LDT - Vievi Arbosana, Ozem Olive - Kisthene GURME, Özmen Danışmanlık - Hayal Bahçe'den Olive Oil, Palamidas LTD ŞTİ - Palamidas Uslu, Palamidas LTD ŞTİ - Palamidas Trilye, RENGIN SUAR - Rengin Suar, Sezai Akman - Se-Ak Olive Oil Edremit, Sezai Akman - Se-Ak Olive Oil Gemlik.

Gold Medal Flavoured EVOO
RENGIN SUAR - Rengin Suar Mandalinalı Zeytinyağı, RENGIN SUAR - Rengin Suar Yeşil Biberli, RENGIN SUAR - Rengin Suar Kekikli Zeytinyağı.
The complete list of the winners and the certificates attesting the prize awarded is already available on the competition website www.evo-iooc.com.