Marmarabirlik Olives in the UK

Marmarabirlik is a cooperative founded in 1954 in the Gemlik region of the Marmara coast, an area world-famous for its plump, oil-rich black olives. For generations Marmarabirlik has been the gold standard on the Turkish breakfast table, and at Turkish Online Market we are proud to stock its olives for the UK's Turkish, Kurdish, Cypriot and Mediterranean communities.

Why Marmarabirlik is so loved

The brand built its reputation on the genuine Gemlik variety olive — small to medium in size, deeply dark, with a soft texture and a clean, fruity flavour that needs no fuss. Because Marmarabirlik is a growers' cooperative, the olives come straight from member farmers around the Marmara basin, naturally cured rather than chemically treated. That heritage of authenticity is exactly why so many UK shoppers search for the brand by name.

What Turkish Online Market stocks from Marmarabirlik

• Whole black olives in classic 2XS, S and M calibrations, sold by their famous numbered grading.
• Pitted olives for quick breakfasts, salads and sandwiches.
• Sele (naturally wrinkled) olives with a more intense, traditional taste.
• Olive paste and stuffed varieties when available, perfect for meze and toast.
• Convenient jars, tins and pouches in family and single-household sizes.

Our wider olive aisle also carries green olives, cracked olives and Mediterranean marinated styles, so you can build a complete breakfast and meze selection in a single order at Turkish Online Market.

How to enjoy them

Marmarabirlik olives are the heart of a proper Turkish breakfast (kahvaltı): serve them alongside white cheese, tomatoes, cucumber, simit and a glass of tea. Drizzle whole olives with olive oil and a pinch of dried oregano or chilli flakes, or chop pitted olives into menemen, börek fillings and bulgur salads. The pitted range is ideal for lunchboxes and quick weekday meals.

Storing your olives

Keep unopened jars and tins in a cool, dark cupboard. Once opened, store olives in the fridge in their own brine and keep them submerged — top up with a little water and salt if needed so the surface olives stay covered. Properly kept, an opened jar will stay fresh for weeks.

Why buy Marmarabirlik from Turkish Online Market

As the UK's Turkish online food and grocery market, Turkish Online Market stocks more than 2,000 authentic products, so you can pair your Marmarabirlik olives with Turkish cheeses, fresh-baked breads, teas and breakfast staples in one shop. We deliver across the UK with next-day DHL delivery, and orders over £60 ship free (a flat £5.99 applies under that). Whether you grew up with these olives or are discovering them for the first time, Turkish Online Market makes it easy to enjoy genuine Marmarabirlik quality at home.