Marmarabirlik

Marmarabirlik is a Turkish olive production company. It was established on June 28, 1954 as a Union of Agricultural Sales Cooperative (UASC), cultivating, harvesting and marketing of olives with mutual assistance and cooperation of the region&s;s olive farmers. The founder members of Marmarabirlik were respectively Gemlik, Mudanya and Erdek Olive Agriculture Sales Cooperatives. Subsequently, Orhangazi, İznik, Edincik, Mürefte, and Marmara Island Olive Agriculture Sales Cooperatives joined the union. Currently, the operating area has extended from İznik Lake to the South Coast of Marmara Sea and Mürefte; a total of eight member cooperatives have evolved into a union. The general manager of Marmara Birlik is İsmail Acar and the chairman of the board of directors is Hidamet Asa. It is the largest olive producer in Turkey by its purchasing, processing and sales capacity. The company has an average capacity of 30,000 tons of olive purchasing, processing, and sales each year. Marmarabirlik has ranked as the 345th The company provides new technologies, inputs, and cash credits to olive farmers. In April 2011, Marmarabirlik signed a protocol with Ziraat Bank in order to provide agricultural credits for its members.