You can find the rules for importing organic food, feed, and seed into Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and Northern Ireland at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/importing-organic-food-to-the-uk.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic experienced between 2020 and 2022; on April 28, 2020, the “Turkish Regulation on the Principles and Implementation of Organic Farming” published in the Official Gazette No.31112 added Additional Article-2 to the Regulation with the purpose of making arrangements due to force majeure. Accordingly:…
Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry official website;
https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/Konular/Bitkisel-Uretim/Organik-Tarim/Genel-Bilgiler
In the step “What Consumers Should Know”, the information provided on this subject is as follows:…
According to the Turkish Regulation on the Principles and Implementation of Organic Farming published in Official Gazette No. 27676, Hydroponic agriculture — defined in Article 4 (Definitions) as “a method in which plant roots are in a mineral nutrient solution or grown in an inert medium such as perlite, gravel, or mineral wool with added nutrient solution” — is not permitted in organic farming under Article 8 (Rules for Organic Plant Production), paragraph (e).
For inspectors and certifiers who start working in control and certification bodies, information on the authorization procedures can be accessed at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Turkey’s link: https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/Konular/Bitkisel-Uretim/Organik-Tarim. Accordingly, the requirements and documents requested in applications for Inspector and Certifier authorization are as follows:
1.Petition for authorization …..
In our country, organic agricultural activities are carried out under contract with Control and Certification bodies authorized in organic farming by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Turkey, within the scope of the Organic Agriculture Law No. 5262 and the Regulation on the Principles and Implementation of Organic Agriculture published in the Official Gazette No. 27676.
