Gemlik olive

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Gemlik-Tirilye
Raw Gemlik Olives
Olive (Olea europaea)
Color of the ripe fruit	Black
Origin	Turkey
Notable regions	Zeytinbağı, Gemlik
Use	Table and oil

A Gemlik olive, or Tirilye olive is a variety from the Gemlik, Zeytinbağı area of northern Turkey. Gemlik olives are called the following names as Tirilye, Curly, wrapping paper and black. They are small to medium-sized black olives with a high oil content.^[1] This type of olive is very common in Turkey and is sold as a breakfast olive in the cured formats of either Yagli Sele, Salamura or Duble; though there are other less common curings. The sign of a traditionally cured Gemlik olive is that the flesh comes away from the pip easily.