18 growers
Manisa
Extra Virgin Oil · Memecik Olives
Home to our own facility in Akhisar — one of Turkey's largest olive oil production basins, known for its Memecik variety.
Naturally Pressed, Certified for Export
The Heritage of the Mediterranean,Pressed for Your Table
From centuries-old olive groves around Akhisar and the Aegean coast, we cold-press extra virgin olive oil and cure table olives using time-honoured methods — bottled, packed and shipped worldwide with full batch traceability.
85+
Partner Groves
6
Growing Regions
<0.3%
Acidity Level
100%
Traceability
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Our Story
Between an olive grove and your kitchen, just a single press away.
Olyvara grew out of long partnerships with smallholder olive growers around Akhisar and across Turkey's Aegean coast. We set out to keep more of the value in the hands of the people who tend the trees, instead of letting it disappear into a long chain of middlemen.
Each harvest, olives are picked at the right ripeness and pressed within hours at our cold-press facility, preserving the aroma and polyphenols nature put there. The result reaches your table under one name: Olyvara.
- Fair value for growers, with a floor price above market rates
- Olives cold-pressed within 8 hours of harvest
- Batch number and harvest date on every bottle and carton
- Traditional curing methods, without compromising on hygiene standards
Our Products
The Mediterranean's finest pressing
From cold-pressed extra virgin oils to naturally cured table olives — every product carries the character of the groves around Akhisar and the Aegean coast.
“Watching the oil I pressed from my own trees reach tables in another country — that is the proudest moment of my year.”
— Hüseyin Bey, Akhisar
Our Process
From the grove to the bottle, in four steps
From the moment the olives are picked to the moment they leave our facility, every stage is documented, tested, and held to international standards.
01
Grove Harvest
Olives are hand-picked or shaken from the branch at the precise ripeness required for each product — green and firm for table olives, or just turning colour for oil.
02
Cold-Press Extraction
Olives are milled and cold-pressed within hours of harvest, below 27°C, to protect the natural aroma and polyphenol content of the oil.
03
Quality Control & Bottling
Every batch is tested for acidity, peroxide value and sensory quality in our lab before being filled into tins, bottles or bulk containers.
04
Packing & Export
Cartons are palletized and prepared for shipment, whether by sea freight or overland, to markets across the world.
Our Groves
Grower partners across Turkey's olive belt
85+ smallholder growers across 6 provinces, held to a single quality standard. Each region's soil and microclimate shapes a distinct character in the oil and the olive.
24 growers
Balıkesir
Early Harvest Oil · Ayvalık Olives
The Edremit Gulf and Ayvalık coastline — Turkey's most celebrated region for aromatic, low-acidity extra virgin oil.
15 growers
Bursa
Gemlik Black Olives
The birthplace of the Gemlik variety — thin-skinned, high-oil black table olives cured in brine.
12 growers
İzmir
Table Olives · Blended Oils
Aegean groves with centuries of olive-growing tradition, supplying both our oil press and our curing tanks.
9 growers
Aydın
Extra Virgin Oil
Fertile valleys along the Büyük Menderes River, producing full-bodied, fruity olive oil.
7 growers
Hatay
Olive Oil Soap · Green Olives
A southern region with a centuries-old tradition of olive oil soap-making, alongside quality green table olives.
Quality & Trust
Certified, traceable, without exception
Every batch is grown, pressed, cured and packed in full compliance with international food safety standards — from the grove to the shipping container.
Traceable Production
Every bottle and carton carries a lot number and harvest date. A QR code connects buyers straight back to the grove and the pressing date.
Purity & Low Acidity
Cold-pressed within hours of harvest and lab-tested for free acidity and peroxide value on every batch, well within IOC extra virgin limits.
Fair Partnership
Long-term grower contracts, guaranteed purchase, and floor prices above market rates.
Quality Certifications
ISO 22000, HACCP, IFS Food and EU Organic — audited to international standards.
Accredited Laboratory Testing
Before every shipment, oils and olives are tested at an independent accredited laboratory. Free acidity, peroxide value, UV absorbance and sensory panel scores are fully documented.
- Free acidity and peroxide value analysis (every batch)
- Sensory panel evaluation for fruitiness and defects
- Pesticide residue and heavy metal screening
- Visual grading and size classification for table olives
QR Traceability on Every Bottle
Scan the QR code on any bottle or carton to instantly see which grove the olives came from, which day they were pressed, and the batch's full lab analysis. Transparency begins in the grove.
- Grove origin and harvest date on every batch
- Growing region and certification details
- Full lab analysis report per batch
- A direct channel for buyer feedback
Certifications
Audited to international standards
ISO 22000HACCPIFS FoodEU OrganicKosherHalal
Export & Logistics
From the press house to the port, shipped without compromise
Bottled and canned products are cartoned, stacked on pallets and loaded into standard dry containers bound for the port of İzmir. Every shipment travels with full documentation and lot-level traceability.
Palletizing & Wrapping
Cartons and tins are stacked on export pallets in a stable pattern, corner-guarded and shrink-wrapped; every pallet is labeled with its lot and production date.
Container Loading
Pallets are loaded into 20' and 40' dry containers at our Akhisar facility, protected from heat and direct light for the full journey.
Sea Freight Shipping
Containers are trucked to the port of İzmir and shipped FCL or LCL worldwide, with customs documents, certificates of origin and lab analysis reports on board.
35+
Export Countries
<0.3%
Free Acidity (Early Harvest)
Weekly
Regular Container Departures
100%
Batch Traceable
Wholesale & Export
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