Hi everbody ,
I live in Turkey and we grow figs here as a professional and our country is really rich varieties of figs and so many varieties spread all over the world when our anchestor Ottoman conquered some countries,so especially some cultivars are originated from Turkey.
We have 120 or more varieties of figs here and some unknown local types.I want to share some of my cultivar for you,
Regards from Turkey
Ercan

Hi
All look great!
What varieties are the unlabeled ones? Are these Smyrna or common figs?

Welcome to the forum, Ercan!
Are those beautiful figs named varieties?
I regularly buy Turkish dry figs, they are very high quality fruits.
I am sure everybody will be exited to see you here!

all of these types are labeled and some of them smyrna and some of them common figs .

these are the other cultivars ...

Welcome to the forum Ercan.

Great looking figs!

Very nice to have you join the forum, Ercan, and beautiful figs!

Welcome....those look very tasty

Merhaba Ercan,


Those figs look great!

Where in the Republic of Turkey are you located friend?

I am often on vacation in the region of Antalya and i love Turkey.

In the beginning of April i will be there again.


Almanya selamlar

As with Christian, there is a good chance we may visit friends in Istanbul next year during fig ripening season.  Besides Istanbul itself, can you suggest regions of Turkey that would be interesting to visit in terms of "fig tourism" and generally beautiful scenery?

Welcome to the forum.  Can you identify this fig which is from a tree in Turkey?
     

welcome to the forum Ercan

Welcome, Ercan. Great pics!

Ercan,

Welcome to the forum.
Your figs are excellent, particularly the Smyrna cultivars.
Have you some varieties to exchange or sell  ?

Francisco
Portugal

Welcome Ercan,
It's wonderful to see members on the forum from Turkey!

Welcome Ercan.
Do you still have this Bursa and Sarilop?

Welcome!   Most of us wish we had your climate  :)

Yes our climate is really suitable for fig growings. hi penandpike, yes I still have but you know I want to send but there is a problem.

these are my live plants

Thank you for the information on the fig.

Welcome to the forum ercan. Those are beautiful figs.

Hey Ercan, welcome to the forum and thanks for sharing the very nice photos of your figs!

Hi Ercan,
nice figs, I always buy the turkish dried figs from the supermarket, I love tgem especially in winter time.
is there a specific region in Turkey that is very famous for its figs?

YES kassoum,
There are some specific region of Turkey that is really famous for its fig varieties,for example I live in Bursa city and we have Bursa Black Fig here ,it is very famous here.Also we have dried fig types that is very delicious and I like eating  it with nuts very much.

Also, dried figs are so popular in my country and import to other countries.

hai ercan could you help for this turkish figs,,,

I think you bought some seeds of these types but there are 5 types of figs you mentioned are labelled and dont know about the others ,it is not in my region and these are not their original name so it is translated.to sum up,these 5 types are smynra types.

so 5 of them are smyrna,, which one are smyrna types,,  could you mention which number,

I wrote pm

Ercan, which is your earliest ripening varieties (unifere / bifere)  and when exactly do they ripe?

Hi, Ercan I have a Sarizeybek fig tree from Turkey.
Do you know if this is common fig?
Can you offer cuttings of common fig types?

Thank you!

no it need wasp and pollination and it is dried fig types.

for magnificco:
I have early season figs such as siyah orak ,beyaz orak ,bursa siyahi,sarilop
and late season figs are bardacik,eggplant,sari zeybek,yesilguz,morguz,beyazguz
thanks

Ercan, can you please  make two list of cultivars,
one list with figs of common type, which don't need pollination
and the other list with cultivars that require fig wasp.

Most of us live in zones where caprifigs or fig wasps are not present.

Which one of early cultivars are common type variety?

Thank you!

these are my other types on tree

Real nice looking Ercan!

thank you Cogardener

this is also my variety

Ercan, welcome to the forum and thank you for sharing your varieties and information.   Figs must be very deeply rooted in the culture of your country!   Are you a grower? I'd like to hear more about your operation if so.
Of the types you mentioned, siyah orak ,beyaz orak and other early common types are the most interest to me, but I like to hear about all aspects of agricultural practices traditional and modern, as well as culinary uses for figs.   

thank you zone5figger,yes I am grower,if you want I can invite you my plantation and see our agricultural techniques and can buy a lot of live plants in my nursery. regards

Sure, when can I come over? ;)
Too bad you are on the other side of the planet!

There are so many American tourists for summer holiday in my country ,so you can come too:-) if any question about plants,ready to reply here.

Nice to sre you have so many common figs. Am on my way to Istanbul. Hope to see you in Bursa on 2 Feb. 2015.

13 Feb 2015 Unfortunately, I was not able to visit Bursa to meet Ercan Bilgi because of a very bad weather when I was in Istanbul. However, we are now cooperating to publicise Turkish figs through my facebook Exotic Figs Garden. We managed to carry three write-ups namely a short listing of Turkish figs (common, Smyrna and San Pedro), a write-up on Syiah Orak fig and a write-up on Karadeniz Patlican fig. More write-ups are in the pipeline. Here's the link to the facebook. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Exotic-Figs-Garden/249962321859308?sk=info&tab=page_info

I have visited Turkey before.  Istanbul.  Stayed in a nice hotel on the Bosphorus River.  Too bad it was prior to my interest in figs, but I thought the country to be beautiful!

I wonder if anyone visited your plantation and purchased a fig tree from you, how easy it would be to get it through customs.  We can't trade cuttings, so I doubt a live fig would pass either.

Suzi

My Bursa Siyahi (Black Bursa) tree arrived yesterday from Rolling River Nursery, an impulse buy after buying their Hollier. They describe it as:

” Considered by many connoisseurs to be the best fig of all, it is exported in great quantities from its native region of Bursa, Turkey to Europe where it dominates the fresh eating market. Large size, black skin and dark red flesh that is firm, yet has a high juice content, with an extraordinary and sweet flavor.” 

We have the wasp and the long ripening season here in Altadena like in Turkey. Is anyone else here growing it? What does it taste like: sugar, honey, fruity? 

Mara zone 9b SoCal

Want: Zidi, Black Madeira, Italian 258, 

yes I live in Bursa city that is the origin place of Bursa black fig.I have been growing black Bursa for years.It is really good quality but as you said it needs pollination and caprifig.
it is very large and very sweet.

this is our proud Bursa siyahi fig

According to this book in Google books, Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Postharvest Physiology, Processing and …., in 2006, 75% of the figs produced in the Bursa region were Bursa Siyahi. Seventy-eight percent of this crop was exported to France, UK, Netherlands and Germany.

So does that means that not too many Bursa Siyahi fruit stay in Turkey? (22%)  It seems to have both size, flavor, and the ability to be shipped long distances to its credit. I can’t find it listed in the data base here: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/file?id=1658209

Dear Ercan, nice to know you. I have high suspicion that this small plant is from Bursa siahy cuttings. Maybe you can confirm based on your experience? The plant is a slow grower somehow (soil?)and has a speeading way of growing. Maybe ill see fruit this year if my male acts up right too. Thanks