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Zeytin a\u011fac\u0131, \u00f6lmez a\u011fa\u00e7 olarak da an\u0131l\u0131yor ve medeniyet tarihinin en eski k\u00fclt\u00fcr bitkilerinden biri. Mitolojide bilgelik tanr\u0131\u00e7as\u0131 Athena\u2019n\u0131n insanl\u0131\u011fa arma\u011fan\u0131 say\u0131lan zeytin, bar\u0131\u015f\u0131n ve bereketin sembol\u00fc. Akdeniz co\u011frafyas\u0131nda kutsal kabul edilen bu a\u011fa\u00e7, farkl\u0131 inan\u00e7 ve efsanelerde ya\u015fam\u0131n ve \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131n kayna\u011f\u0131 olarak an\u0131l\u0131yor. Ara\u015ft\u0131rmalar, Anadolu topraklar\u0131n\u0131n zeytinin anavatan\u0131 oldu\u011funu ve buradan Avrupa\u2019ya yay\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6steriyor. \u0130zmir yak\u0131nlar\u0131ndaki Urla\u2019da bulunan Klazomenai antik kentinde, yakla\u015f\u0131k 2500 y\u0131l \u00f6ncesine ait bir zeytinya\u011f\u0131 i\u015fli\u011fi ve M\u00d6 3000\u2019lere tarihlenen \u00fcretim kaplar\u0131 g\u00fcn \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131na \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131lm\u0131\u015f. Bu bulgu, Ege\u2019de zeytincili\u011fin ne denli k\u00f6kl\u00fc oldu\u011funu kan\u0131tlar nitelikte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00d6zellikle Kuzey Ege ve Bat\u0131 Anadolu zeytin k\u00fclt\u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fcn be\u015fi\u011fi say\u0131l\u0131yor. Bal\u0131kesir\u2019in Ayval\u0131k ve Edremit y\u00f6releri, Osmanl\u0131 d\u00f6neminden bu yana kaliteli zeytinya\u011f\u0131yla \u00fcn salm\u0131\u015f. 18. y\u00fczy\u0131lda Ayval\u0131k, \u00e7evresine dikilen binlerce zeytin a\u011fac\u0131 sayesinde b\u00fcy\u00fck bir zeytinya\u011f\u0131 ve sabun \u00fcretim merkezine d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015f, \u0130stanbul\u2019a \u00fcr\u00fcn g\u00f6nderen \u00f6nemli bir ticaret noktas\u0131 haline gelmi\u015f. Bu miras sayesinde Ayval\u0131k g\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fczde de T\u00fcrkiye\u2019nin zeytinya\u011f\u0131 ba\u015fkenti olarak an\u0131labiliyor. Ege\u2019nin g\u00fcneyinde, Mu\u011fla\u2019n\u0131n Milas il\u00e7esi de benzer bir zeytincilik gelene\u011fine sahip. Y\u00f6rede yeti\u015fen Memecik t\u00fcr\u00fc zeytinlerden elde edilen Milas zeytinya\u011f\u0131, co\u011frafi i\u015faret ald\u0131 ve kalitesini tescillendi. Ayd\u0131n ve \u00e7evresinde de zeytin, y\u00fczy\u0131llard\u0131r sahip olunan bir k\u00fclt\u00fcrel de\u011fer ve y\u00f6re halk\u0131n\u0131n ya\u015fam bi\u00e7imine i\u015flemi\u015f h\u00e2lde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zeytin hasad\u0131 Ege\u2019de sadece bir tar\u0131msal faaliyet de\u011fil, ayn\u0131 zamanda ku\u015faklar boyunca aktar\u0131lan bir k\u00fclt\u00fcrel miras. Zeytin dal\u0131 bar\u0131\u015f\u0131, zeytin meyvesi bolluk ve sa\u011fl\u0131\u011f\u0131 simgeliyor. B\u00f6lgede ailelerin bir araya gelip imece usul\u00fcyle zeytin toplamas\u0131, ard\u0131ndan elde edilen zeytinya\u011f\u0131yla sofralar\u0131n \u015fenlenmesi y\u00fczy\u0131llard\u0131r devam eden bir rit\u00fcel. As\u0131rl\u0131k, hatta bin y\u0131ll\u0131k zeytin a\u011fa\u00e7lar\u0131 halen meyve vermeye devam edebiliyor. Ayval\u0131k\u2019ta d\u00fczenlenen hasat etkinliklerinde 1000 y\u0131ll\u0131k a\u011fa\u00e7lardan zeytin toplan\u0131p ilk ya\u011f\u0131n \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131lmas\u0131 bu nedenle \u00e7ok \u00f6zel bir an olarak kutlan\u0131yor. K\u0131sacas\u0131, Ege B\u00f6lgesi\u2019nde zeytin hasad\u0131 hem tarihsel hem de toplumsal a\u00e7\u0131dan derin anlamlar ta\u015f\u0131yor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n