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Thyme is produced in an area of ​​145 thousand decares in Denizli province... Denizli Agriculture and Forestry Provincial Manager Yılmaz Erkaya said that thyme production started in Denizli in 1992, they distributed thyme seeds in the 2000s and thyme is produced in Pamukkale, Güney, Buldan, Çal, Tavas districts in Denizli province in an area of ​​145 thousand decares. Giving information that thyme production in Denizli reached 16 thousand tons in 2019, Erkaya said, "In the free market, the kilogram of thyme was sold in the range of 8-9 TL, our thyme producer earned 125 million TL. We are developing projects to make Denizli as a 'Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Center'. We are also working to establish licensed warehousing with the Denizli Commodity Exchange regarding Thyme." Turkey exports thyme to 108 countries... While Turkey exported thyme worth of 54 million 40 thousand dollars to 108 countries and free zones, United States took place at the summit with 10...

Let's not bring out rivals to Turkish thyme... Adding terrific flavours to world kitchens and having a curing effect to heart health, cancer, the therapeutic properties of the digestive system and respiratory disorders along with being a leader in production and exports, Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has taken an action in order to eliminate the threat of weeds with the support of exporters and producers. Stating that Greece managed to export a thousand tons of thyme after many years in 2019, Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products Exporters' Association Vice Chairman Nurettin Tarakçıoğlu said that producers should fight weeds during production and harvest, otherwise the share of Turkish thyme in the world markets may decrease. Tarakçıoğlu also warned that if no measures are taken, Greece and other thyme producer countries will become rivals to Turkish thyme. "We earn 60 million dollars from thyme" Pointing out that 20 thousand tons of thyme prod...