The Oil Sells for 1200 Lira, the Fruit for 300 Lira! It's a Source of Income for the Local People; 50 Kilos Are Collected Daily.
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In Antalya's Akseki district, the terebinth (pistacia terebinthus), a natural treasure of the Taurus Mountains, has reached a record yield this year thanks to rainfall. The medicinal fruit, sold at 300 lira per kilogram and its oil at 1200 lira, even has its pulp repurposed as animal feed, providing a lifeline to the villagers living in the forest.
A fruit that grows naturally in the mountains of Akseki district in Antalya has brought smiles to the faces of villagers this year with its abundant harvest. The fruit, which sells for up to 300 lira per kilogram, has its oil fetching 1200 lira per liter. Even the pulp of the fruit, which is used in many areas from coffee to nuts, generates income.
In Akseki district of Antalya, the terebinth tree has become an important source of income for the local people. A kilogram of terebinth fruit collected from the mountains sells for 300 Turkish Lira, while a liter of its oil fetches 1,200 Turkish Lira. The pulp remaining after the oil extraction process is also used as animal feed.
In Antalya's Akseki district, the terebinth, a natural treasure offered by the Taurus Mountains, has become a veritable factory without chimneys for forest villagers as it ripens. Locals, who harvest nearly 50 kilograms of this medicinal fruit daily (known locally as "çöğre"), sell the fruit for 300 Turkish Lira per kilogram and the oil for 1,200 Turkish Lira. Even the pulp remaining after oil extraction finds buyers as animal feed, bringing a s…
The terebinth, which begins to ripen in October, has become a source of livelihood for the local people in Akseki district of Antalya, where it grows abundantly. The fruit sells for 300 lira, the oil for 1200 lira, and the pulp of this valuable fruit from the Taurus Mountains is also used as animal feed. Harvesting begins in the autumn, and 30 to 50 kilograms of terebinth are collected daily.
In Antalya's Akseki district, the wild pistachio tree (menengiç), which grows naturally in the Taurus Mountains, was harvested in abundance this year. Sold at 250-300 Turkish Lira per kilogram and 1200 Turkish Lira per liter for its oil, the pistachio is used in the production of nuts, coffee, and oil, while its pulp provides income for the local people as animal feed.
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