A story of the apple,
told from Turkey.
Turkish apples are more than fruit from a country. They are an export category with scale, structure and character — shaped by the orchards of Isparta, Karaman and Niğde, and the hands that sort, pack and ship them to markets around the world.
The story
From a mountain orchard to a carton bound for the world.
High on the Anatolian plateau, where cool nights meet long sunny days, Turkish apples take their time. The trees stand on land that has grown fruit for generations — now tended with modern irrigation, hail nets and a careful eye on the harvest calendar.
When the fruit is ready, it moves quickly. Cooling. Sorting. Grading by size, by colour, by the small signs that decide where each apple will go. Some will travel to a supermarket shelf in the Gulf. Some to a wholesale market in Delhi. Some to a boat leaving a Mediterranean port before morning.
This site tells that story — the orchards, the varieties, the quality, the export, the price, the suppliers. Six articles, one fruit, one country.
By the numbers
- Core export varieties
- 5
- Main apple provinces
- 3
- Common export pack sizes
- 13 / 18 kg
- Calibre range
- 60–80+ mm
The regions
Three provinces do most of the work.
The backbone of Turkish apple supply — orchards, packing houses and cold storage, all within a few hours’ drive of each other.
Isparta
Roses and apples. Cool highland orchards and a long commercial tradition in fresh-fruit packing.
Karaman
Central Anatolia’s dry, sunny plateau — extensive modern orchards and major cold-storage capacity.
Niğde
High-altitude orchards under the shadow of volcanic peaks, known for colour and firmness.
The varieties
Five apples, one origin.
The core of every Turkish apple export program — each variety serves a different commercial purpose.
Red Apples
The backbone of Turkish apple exports. Red Delicious types traded on colour, appearance and calibre.
Gala
A modern, retail-friendly profile with attractive shape and approachable sweetness.
Fuji
Sweeter and more premium-leaning — strong eating quality and a consumer-oriented image.
Golden
The classic yellow apple. Versatile across wholesale, retail and food service programs.
Granny Smith
Firm green apples with fresh acidity — the contrast line in any mixed-variety program.
The six articles
One fruit, told in six parts.
Each article is a self-contained read — start with Origin or jump straight to Suppliers.
Turkish Apples
An export category, not just fruit from a country — production base, varieties, packaging and why Turkish apples matter to international buyers.
Turkish Apple Varieties
The five commercial lines that shape Turkish apple exports — Red Apples, Gala, Fuji, Golden and Granny Smith — and how to match them to a market.
Turkish Apples Quality
How Turkish apple quality is really measured — size, colour, firmness, Brix, skin condition, packaging and storage — from orchard to final market.
Turkish Apple Export
The full commercial system — scale, main markets, production regions, documents, cold chain — that moves Turkish apples to international buyers.
Turkish Apples Price
Why Turkish apples price is a range, not a number — variety, calibre, colour, packaging, season, supply and delivery terms that shape every offer.
Turkish Apple Suppliers
How Turkish apple suppliers actually work — production regions, infrastructure, export documents, supplier types and what separates strong from weak partners.
Why Turkish apples
Scale, structure and commercial relevance.
Category depth
Red, Gala, Fuji, Golden, Granny Smith — five commercial lines in one origin, covering wholesale and retail needs.
Graded, not guessed
Calibre, colour, firmness and skin condition turn Turkish apples into specification-driven fruit, not just bulk.
Export-ready packaging
13 kg export cartons, tray packs and bushel-style 18 kg cartons — formats chosen for the market, not the orchard.
Cold chain through
From post-harvest cooling to reefer containers, temperature integrity is part of how Turkish apples travel.
Contact
Talk to a Turkish apple specialist
Send us your specification — variety, calibre, packaging and destination market — and we will come back with a concrete commercial answer.
- Response time
- Usually within one business day (Monday–Friday, Türkiye time).