Çaykur is a Turkish state-owned tea-producing company.<[1] Their portfolio includes ice tea, green tea, organic and black tea. Çaykur has 45 tea processing factories, and one packaging factory. The general manager of Çaykur is Yusuf Ziya Alim.<[2]
Tea production was also supported by the Republic of Turkey in the following years. The first tea crop was harvested in 1938 and the first tea factory was established in 1947. Since 1963, domestic production has replaced imports in meeting Turkey's tea consumption.<[3] Tea production activities were carried out by the State Agricultural Enterprises until 1948, and in cooperation with the General Directorate of Tekel and the Ministry of Agriculture between 1949 and 1973.<[4]
On 4 February 2017, all state-owned stakes were handed over to the Turkey Wealth Fund. {{[5]
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References
- Why Turkey subsidises organic tea The Economist, retrieved 2024-09-07^
- Trabzon Ticaret Borsası. Yusuf Ziya Alim, Çaykur Genel Müdürlüğü'ne atandı www.tb.org.tr, 2023-10-17, retrieved 2023-10-17^
- Çaykur'un Tarihçesi caykur.gov.tr, retrieved 19 December 2017^
- ÖZELLEŞTİRME, TÜRKİYE'DE ÇAY SEKTÖRÜ VE ÇAYKUR ÜZERİNE BİR DEĞERLENDİRME AİBÜ Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 2017, retrieved 19 December 2017^
- The firm is a sponsor of Çaykur Rizespor football club. Tea Party: Spotlight on Çaykur Rizespor From Boothferry To Germany, 2016-07-31, retrieved 2024-09-07^