Turkish Tea: The Only Tea Washed with Snow that Snow Falls on

Abstract

Turkey is one of the most significant and unique countries in the world from the point of view of tea plant Camellia sinensis. There are no agricultural pesticides in Turkish tea, as tea growers do not use pesticides. Turkish tea is natural and healthy. There are no additives or chemicals in Turkish tea. No additives or chemicals are used in either tea gardens or in the production process. Turkish tea does not contain much caffeine. It is based on research carried out is known as the healthiest tea in the world. In addition due to climate, the tea produced in Turkey are naturally washed the falling snow. Because of the climate there is not harmful insects, therefore not contain pesticides or chemical amounts. Turkish tea is all natural.
CAY-KUR (General Directorate of Tea Enterprises), is the biggest and leading establishment of Turkish tea sector with its 47 wet tea processing factories, one tea packing factory, two regional directorates of marketing and production, 7 regional directorate of marketing, Base Repair Shop, Atatürk Directorate of Tea and Garden Cultures Research Institute with its 16.500 employees and wet tea processing capacity of 6.600 tons/day. 55-60% of wet tea products produced in the region which vary by years are purchased by Çaykur.
Tea contains more than 4000 chemical compounds that may affect the human body in many aspects. It is generally believed that polyphenols such as theaflavins and thearubigins as well as catechins as major constituents of tea are mainly responsible for antioxidant actions. Studies showed that tea possessed diverse pharmacological properties, which include antioxidative, anti inflammatory, anti-mutagenic, anticarcinogenic, anti-angiogenic, apoptotic, anti-obesity, hypocholesterolemic, anti-arteriosclerotic, anti-diabetic, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-aging effects.
Tea gardens in Turkey were established from seeds. Cultural precautions such as maintenance, pruning, fertilization and harvesting are carried out in conformity with scientific techniques in order to obtain a fresh tea product conforming to the production of top quality dried tea.