Pickles are an indispensable part of Turkish cuisine and one village in Northwest Turkey strives to keep them on Tables across the country, as well next to the dishes of consumers across world through exports.
Gedelek, which is now a rural district of Orhangazi . region of Market former capital of Ottoman Empire, follow her history for the covenant of Selim I, 16-century ruler who Created as one of Several income generating villages for one of Founded by in Istanbul. in the talk timeshad become more Famous as main producer of pickles in Country, an ongoing tradition back About seven decades. every home in village that has population of 2000 peopleAt least he has one working member in Pickle production.
the majority of the village work in 50 workshops throughout Gedelek, producing pickles of about 60,000 tons of produced annually. Errol Hatterley, chair of Orhangazi . room of Trade and Industry, Jedilek said that pickles have an export volume of 10 million dollars annually countries Including Germany, UK, South Africa, Qatar and Kuwait. Shipments of up to 250 million Turkish liras (about $14 million) are delivered to local markets. Since 2017, Jedelik Pickle also It boasts the Geographical Indication (GI) mark, a type of mental property The right that determines a good as belonging to a particular territory.
Workshops are busier nowadays in Gedelek, forward of Winter, a time when Turks traditionally turn to their stock of pickles. In fact, the period between May and October is the busiest for The village in particular for women who Manufacture up 80% of Man power.
Pickles are basically made of Transfer the cucumber, cabbage and pepper in From the neighboring regions and provinces, from Yenişehir of Bursa, to Çanakkale, Balikesir, Manisa, Kütahya and Afyonkarahisar.
Muhammed Donmez, Mukhtar of Gedelek, said their population It swells during the pickle production period, in particular in the summer, with people coming for work from other provinces. “They produce pickles here and they take pickles with they for a discount in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. In Istanbul, it supplies almost all of our village of pickle demand of The city Dunmes said.
Dönmez credits the taste of Produce pickles in Gedelek is the primary choice for consumers. Pickles owe this taste to local water resources, according to Donmes. “We have special The water is almost with God gift to me us, over here. It contains high values of calcium and minerals and is ideal for Pickle production,” he said. Along with traditional Pickled peppers and cucumbers, Donmes said garlic and okra pickles are very popular. “Pickled okra is used in Garlic Meals and Pickles Wanted for health components. May people avoid Eat garlic for its smell but in Pickles do not smell.
