Turkey is the biggest dried fig&Fruits producer and exporter in the world. 60-70% of world’s dried fig production and 75% of world’s fig export.
Turkish dried figs are grown under natural conditions and harvested and sun dried on racks under controlled conditions. They are graded, and stored in hygienic plastic food grade crates and washed with running warm water and packed at hygienic conditions.
In fig production, especially Izmir, Odemis, Tire, Aydin, Germencik, Ortaklar Central Anatolian are the main places.