Türkiye targets global market with ‘Turkish caviar’
Türkiye’s Agriculture and Forestry Ministry plans to expand production of endangered sturgeon and enter the global market under the “Turkish Caviar” brand, according to daily Milliyet.
The country aims to generate more than $100 million in annual export revenue from the product by 2028.Sturgeon fishing has been banned in Türkiye since 1997. The species was placed under protection in 1998 after being included in the CITES list of endangered fish species.
Under the ministry’s coordination, several projects have been launched to protect natural sturgeon stocks, replenish them through restocking and develop commercial farming.
As part of these efforts, the Amasya-Yedikır and Bolu-Gölköy aquaculture production stations have been operating actively since 2021. Between 2022 and 2025, around 100,000 Russian sturgeon and stellate sturgeon were produced at the facilities.
