Olives from Public Parks Turned into Liquid Gold

Bornova Municipality has transformed the abundant harvest from hundreds of olive trees in the district’s parks, green spaces and recreation areas into a wonderful example of social solidarity. Carefully harvested from trees maintained throughout the year, the olives were taken to olive oil production facilities, where they were pressed into golden olive oil, bottled and placed on the shelves of Kent Market. This valuable bounty from public spaces will be delivered entirely free of charge to the homes and kitchens of families in need across Bornova.

From a Bountiful Harvest to Olive Oil

The intensive efforts of Bornova Municipality teams working in green spaces, recreation areas and children's parks throughout the district have yielded results. Tons of harvested olives were processed at modern pressing facilities and turned into high-quality pure olive oil. Produced without any commercial purpose and used exclusively for the public good, this special olive oil was carefully bottled and became one of the most valuable contributions to Bornova’s social assistance network.

Solidarity That Upholds Human Dignity on Kent Market Shelves

The high-quality olive oil has taken its place on the shelves of Kent Market, Bornova Municipality’s established social support initiative. Disadvantaged families receiving social assistance from the municipality will be able to access this pure, healthy olive oil free of charge through Kent Market, in a rights-based approach that upholds human dignity.

Mayor Eşki: “We Are Sharing What Belongs to Our People Directly with Our People”

Bornova Mayor Ömer Eşki, who inspected the work on site and expressed his great satisfaction at seeing the olive oil reach Kent Market shelves, said:

“Our goal is to make every square meter of Bornova, along with its soil and trees, productive for the benefit of our residents. We would never allow the olives from our centuries-old heritage, growing in our parks, to simply fall and go to waste. Instead, they have been processed at our pressing facilities and transformed into what is truly liquid gold. Now, we are making this healing, high-quality olive oil available in bottles on the shelves of Kent Market, bringing it directly to the kitchens of families in need. We are determined to strengthen social justice, sharing and solidarity in every neighborhood of Bornova, and to ensure that no one is left behind by sharing our productive capacity with our people.”