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Marmarabirlik

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MARMARABİRLİK
The Corporate Slogan
The Name of Olive
Summary of Marmarabirlik
The Members of Cooperatives Gemlik, Mudanya, Erdek, Orhangazi, İznik, Edincik, Mürefte, Marmara Island
Founded 28 June 1954
Headquarters Nilüfer, Bursa
Field of business Food
Products Green and Black Table Olive, Olive oil, Olive paste
Storage capacity 70,400 tons per year
Ranked 345th
Operating income 176,880,515 TL, or 118,000,000 $ (2010)
Export 32,438,329 TL, or 21,600,000 $ (2010)
Members 28,500 olive farmers
Packing & Production Capacity 150 tons/day table olive, 220 tons/day olive oil
Employees 624
http://www.marmarabirlik.com.tr


Marmarabirlik is a Turkish olive-production company. It was established on 28 June 1954 as a Union of Agricultural Sales Cooperative (UASC), cultivating, harvesting and marketing of olives with mutual assistance and cooperation of region’s olive farmers. The founder members of Marmarabirlik were respectively Gemlik, Mudanya and Erdek Olive Agriculture Sales Cooperatives. Later that, Orhangazi, İznik, Edincik, Mürefte, and Marmara Island Olive Agriculture Sales Cooperatives were being involved to the union in various date, today, the working area extended from around İznik Lake to south coast of Marmara Sea then Mürefte, a total of eight members cooperatives that has evolved into a union.

It is the largest olive producer in Turkey measured by purchasing, processing and sales capacity. The company has averagely 30,000 tons/year olive purchasing, processing, and sales capacity. Marmarabirlik have found place 345th company with its annual turnover among the list of largest 500 industrial establishment in Turkey, organized by Istanbul Chamber of Industry, it also has ranked 41st. largest company in the area, organized by Bursa Chamber of Industry in the province of Bursa. In addition, the members of Marmarabirlik have 28,500 number of olive farmers

Nowadays, the company also provide new technologies, inputs, and cash credits to its members. In April 2011, Ziraat Bank and Marmarabirlik signed the protocol in order to provide agricultural credits with the rate of 7 per-cent for the members of Marmarabirlik.
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