Turkish Tea Company (TTC) - Harvest of Highlands

Tea: The Power That Uplifts Communities and Brings People Together

Tea draws its identity from its history, accompanying human life for five thousand years. It is known as the second most consumed beverage in the world after water.
The raw material of tea is fresh tea leaves. Every year, during the shoot period (the newly grown buds of the tea plant), fresh tea is harvested by producers and, following the harvest, processed in tea factories to be transformed into consumable dry tea.
The quality of tea is primarily determined by genetic factors, environmental conditions, harvesting methods, and processing techniques. Packaging practices, storage conditions, and brewing methods also have a secondary impact.
Teas grown at high altitudes are naturally protected from environmental factors that affect agricultural products, making them more valuable in terms of health. For this reason, Turkish Tea Company uses agricultural products known as the "Harvest of Highlands."
The United Nations recognizes May 21st each year as "International Tea Day."
Tea derived its nobility from being a royal tradition in the past. Today, its nobility stems from its power to uplift certain segments of society and to bring people together.
Tea is consumed in various cultures in different ways (with milk, honey, lemon, sugar, etc.). Turkish Tea Company offers products suited to different consumption styles, allowing for the personalization of tea.

Production Process

Agricultural Process

Tea (Camellia sinensis) is a plant that requires care and attention. Expertise alone is not enough to harvest leaves suitable for high-quality tea. The high altitude of tea plantations and the rugged terrain make the harvesting process challenging, turning it into an art passed down from generation to generation.

Harvest Process

The leaves of the tea plants that can yield the highest quality tea are carefully selected and handpicked. The harvested teas are delivered to our tea factory without delay, ensuring the preservation of their health and naturalness.

Factory Process

The processes applied to our black tea at the factory consist of withering, rolling, oxidation, drying, and sorting stages. The harvested tea leaves go through these stages to be transformed into the form delivered to tea lovers and are packaged in environmentally friendly triple - layer packs.

Meeting with Tea Lovers Process

Our teas are monitored at every stage of the supply chain to preserve their quality, flavor, naturalness, health, and food safety until they reach the cups of tea lovers. They are stored under appropriate conditions at distribution points and delivered to tea lovers in special protective sleeves.

About Brewing and Storage

Our special storage and brewing recommendations for our teas are provided next to each tea type on the "Our Products" page.

How tea is stored and brewed is important. Tea that is not kept under proper conditions at every stage of the production and supply chain loses both its flavor and health benefits.
Turkish Tea Company begins protecting the “green gold” while it is still growing in the soil and delivers it to you safely with its triple-layer protective packaging throughout all stages of the supply chain.
Improperly brewed tea does not release its flavor and aroma.
Considering that every tea lover may have different taste preferences, we remind you that we share brewing "recommendations" rather than strict brewing "instructions" for our teas.
The "Which Tea Are You?" test is intended to inform tea lovers. Depending on the test results, the tea purchased may produce different flavor profiles under varying brewing and storage conditions.
The nutritional values of our teas are listed next to each tea type on the "Our Products" page.

Which Tea Are You Flavor Scale

Tea Recipes

Tea is sometimes an individual experience and sometimes a social beverage. Whatever your preference may be, you can follow our Tea Recipes blog series to discover new flavors that can accompany your tea.