Gökçealan Osmancık Grape

Gökçealan Osmancık Grape is an important grape variety grown in Gökçealan village in the Selçuk district of İzmir. Cultivated specifically in Gökçealan, this grape takes on a distinctive flavour shaped by the region's climate and soil.

Gökçealan Osmancık Grape stands out for its small berries and large clusters. With its high sugar content, this variety has a sweet and aromatic taste. Besides being enjoyed fresh, it is also turned into local products such as pekmez (grape molasses) and pestil (dried fruit leather).

Grown under natural conditions in Gökçealan village in Selçuk, the Osmancık grape is also an important source of income for the local economy. Favoured by locals and visitors alike, this variety holds a special place among Turkey's regional agricultural products.

This year, the Gökçealan Osmancık Grape Festival was celebrated with a geographical indication certificate. At the festival, held every year to introduce the Osmancık grape to a wider audience and increase its added value, Efes Selçuk Mayor Filiz Ceritoğlu Sengel announced the good news that the Osmancık grape had been granted geographical indication status.

The Gökçealan Osmancık Grape Festival opened with a Farmers' Meeting. Highlighting the impact of global climate change on production, Mayor Ceritoğlu Sengel noted that the decision to hold the festival had been made together with the growers. Stating that they were holding the Osmancık Grape Festival with the good news of the registration, Mayor Ceritoğlu Sengel said: "We have been putting in serious effort since 2020. Finally, we can proudly say that, perhaps for the first time in Turkey, we have obtained a geographical indication specific to a single village, Gökçealan, for our Osmancık grape. I congratulate everyone who contributed."