― 5 Kasım 2025
Hatay Kaytaz Böreği and Gaziantep Lahmacunu Registered in the EU
Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih KACIR:
"The number of our geographically indicated products registered in the European Union has reached 40!"
"With the vision of the Local Development Initiative, we will continue to promote our values as global brands."
The unique flavors of Anatolian cuisine continue to gain international recognition. Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih KACIR announced that Hatay Kaytaz Böreği and Gaziantep Lahmacun have been added to the list of geographically indicated products registered in the European Union (EU).
In a statement shared on his social media account, Minister KACVIR said:
"With Hatay Kaytaz Böreği and Gaziantep Lahmacun, the number of our geographically indicated products registered in the European Union has reached 40!
In addition, Turkish Coffee has been declared a Traditional Product Name. After the completion of the three-month objection period, our Turkish Coffee will also be registered in the European Union.
With the vision of the Local Development Initiative, we will continue to promote our values as global brands."
Our EU-registered products are as follows:
Gaziantep Baklavası (Dessert), Aydın İnciri (Fig), Malatya Kayısısı (Apricot)4. Aydın Kestanesi (Chestnut), Milas Zeytinyağı (Olive Oil), Bayramiç Beyazı (Fruit), Taşköprü Sarımsağı (Garlic), Giresun Tombul Fındığı (Hazelnut), Antakya Künefesi (Dessert), Suruç Narı (Pomegranate), Çağlayancerit Cevizi (Walnut), Gemlik Zeytini (Olive), Edremit Zeytinyağı (Olive Oil), Milas Yağlı Zeytini (Olive), Ayaş Domatesi (Tomato), Maraş Tarhanası (Foodstuff), Edremit Körfezi Yeşil Çizik Zeytini (Olive), Ezine Peyniri (Cheese), Safranbolu Safranı (Saffron), Aydın Memecik Zeytinyağı (Olive Oil), Araban Sarımsağı (Garlic), Osmaniye Yer Fıstığı (Peanut), Bingöl Balı (Honey), Bursa Şeftalisi (Peach), Hüyük Çileği (Strawberry), Bursa Siyah İnciri (Fig), Söke Pamuğu (Cotton), Manisa Mesir Macunu (Paste), Gaziantep Menengiç Kahvesi (Coffee), Silifke Yoğurdu (Yogurt), Aydın Memecik Zeytini (Olive), Erzincan Tulum Peyniri (Cheese), Aydın Çam Fıstığı (Pine Nut), Afyon Pastırması (Pastrami), Afyon Sucuğu (Sausage), Antep Fıstık Ezmesi (Pistachio Paste) Mut Zeytinyağı (Olive Oil), Kırkağaç Kavunu (Melon), Hatay Kaytaz Böreği, and Gaziantep Lahmacunu.
Türkiye continues to accelerate its efforts for geographical indication registration in order to enhance the international brand value of local products.
