In Search Of The Immortal Tree/ Olives and Olive Oil in Turkey

Referred to as the Immortal Tree or the Tree of Life in Mediterranean legends, bestowing health, the pleasures of the palate and beauty, whether it be through its fruit or its oil, the olive tree has been an indispensable part of humans’ lives since ancient times. Today, the miraculous story of olives and olive oil continues. Artun Ünsal went on the trail of this unique story – that of a tree considered sacred by every religion, and of its extraordinary fruit and oil – across Anatolia, a pivotal stretch of land within the Mediterranean basin, the motherland of the olive tree. Covering each and every aspect of our olives and olive oil, from the most ancient methods to the most recent and advanced technologies allowing for its extraction, and from precise botanical and agricultural considerations to the details of the tree’s current place in economic activities, this book extends our knowledge of the golden liquid as far as the mind can go.