Tea
Ministry to back promotion of Turkish tea, salmon
The Trade Ministry has announced that it will provide support to promote Turkish salmon and tea within the scope of the "Turquality Support" project.
According to a statement from the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB), the projects prepared by DKİB for the promotion of Turkish salmon and tea have been endorsed by the ministry.
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Tea producers in Türkiye address ‘salty tea’ controversy
Tea producers in Türkiye have chimed in on an American chemist's seemingly outrageous suggestion to put salt while brewing tea which sparked controversy on social media saying, "tea should be drunk in its purest form, without altering the taste."
Turkish olive cultivation secures spot on UNESCO list
Türkiye's tradition of olive cultivation has been officially recognized and included in UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list, according to a statement from Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy.
Tea drinkers enjoy possible health benefits, study suggests
A cup of tea just got a bit more relaxing. Tea can be part of a healthy diet and people who drink tea may even be a little more likely to live longer than those who don't, according to a large study.
150,000 Bangladeshi tea workers strike against dollar-a-day wages
Nearly 150,000 workers at more than 200 Bangladeshi tea plantations went on strike Saturday to demand a 150 percent rise to their dollar-a-day wages, which researchers say are among the lowest in the world.
Most tea workers in the overwhelmingly Muslim country are low-caste Hindus, the descendants of labourers brought to the plantations by colonial-era British planters.
African workers supersede Georgians in tea picking
Workers from African countries, who filled the void to pick tea in the northern province of Rize last year after the border was sealed for Georgian workers due to the coronavirus pandemic, have lent a hand to Turkish tea plantation owners this year too.
Workers from Gambia, Senegal, Sudan and Zambia, residing in Turkey with work permits, flocked to Rize to pick tea.
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Turkey’s first ‘Tea Library’ launched
A Tea Library, the first of its kind in Turkey, has been launched at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University in the Black Sea province of Rize.
Currently, the library holds 938 volumes of books, all dedicated to tea, which is one of Turkish people's favorite hot drinks.
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Turkey breaks own record in tea consumption amid pandemic
Turkey has broken its own record in tea consumption with an increase from 3.5 to 4 kilograms per person annually amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by the International Tea Committee.
Consumption at cafes or tea houses declined due to lockdowns and curfews, but the pandemic did not stop tea consumption from exceeding previous levels.
Tea glass-shaped building in ‘Turkish tea capital’ eyes Guinness record
Local authorities have applied to the Guinness World Records to get a seven-floor building in the shape of a tea glass in the Black Sea province of Rize, known as "the capital of Turkish tea," to be registered as the "the biggest tea glass."
Where Tea Generates the Most Money (infographic)
The largest sales of tea in the world are generated in China
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