Turkey is known throughout the world for producing a number of different items including figs, barley, tomatoes, egg plants, green peppers and lentils. 

The country is classed as agriculturally self-sufficient. This means that it does not rely on other countries for food imports.

 Vegetable production is the leading sector of Turkish agriculture and vegetal perishables constitute the backbone of the sector. The availability of diverse ecological conditions has resulted in growing all temperate, most subtropical and some tropical products.

Turkish fruit exports jumped 16 percent between 2012 and 2013; grapes were the highest exported fruit from Turkey.

 Thus next time, you are in your local supermarket keep an eye for the delicious Turkish exports that line the shelves.