Olive oil

The question was simple: "Just the season for (fill in the blank). Where to savor it best?" I was called by the Turkish edition of daily Hürriyet to take part in a survey of food writers to determine the much sought after tastes of fall. 

Greek products such as olive oil and wine could have a significant presence in the electronic platform of Alibaba Group, the managing director of Alibaba for Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece said on Wednesday.

Officials have pushed the button on a project for the restoration and environmental arrangement of the ancient city of Akkale, an olive oil production and exportation center in the late Roman era in the southern province of Mersin's Erdemli district.  

The price of olive oil rose by one its highest figures ever in 2015, jumping 107 percent compared to the previous year as Turkey's inflation hit 8.8 percent, mainly due to a continuous rise in food and non-alcoholic beverages. 

Nineteen Greek olive oils ranked amongst the world’s best at this year’s new York International Olive Oi Competition (NYIOOC). Twelve of these were given Gold Award status, marking a record year for Greece and Greek producers at the annual event.

The following chart from the Olive Oil Times documents the best Greek olive oils:

The National Archaeological Museum of Athens will present to the public another item from its extensive storerooms, an unusual marble utensil whose uses are still remain unclear.

The artifact is a marble slab with a miniature model of an ancient olive press that served as cover of a box which was used to collect money, probably linked to the production of olive oil.

Turkey's olive oil exports have declined by 33 percent because of higher prices compared to European market prices, figures by Aegean Exporters' Associations revealed, as reported by Anadolu Agency. 

The 11th Ayval?k International Olive Harvest Days is an important platform where the future of olives and olive oil in Turkey is discussed. 

Actually, one day is never enough to learn from experts why production has fallen despite the fact that the number of olive trees has increased and how climate change has affected olive production. 

There is something beyond the Mediterranean Sea that bounds the countries sharing its shores: The olive. The olive tree is mentioned from the Torah to the Bible and eventually in the Quran. In the Quran it is mentioned as the "?ecere-i Tayyibe," a beneficial fruitful tree, or functional if it can be described as such.

Éamonn Donnellan, from Culkeen, Cloonfad, Co Roscommon,took action against Greece after he was stopped at the Greek port of Patras in July 2002. A search of the truck’s cargo revealed 176,000 packs of contraband cigarettes as well as his stated cargo of olive oil, destined for a supermarket chain in Ireland.