Food & Beverage

Government focuses on testing amid inflation, dwindling number of beekeepers

20260113N Turkish honey

Honey products made from different types of flowers on Turkish supermarket shelves. (Photo by Kana Watanabe)

KANA WATANABE

January 18, 2026 10:00 JST

ISTANBUL — Turkey plans to focus on testing honey products for authenticity as fake versions become a growing issue in the country, the world’s third-largest producer of honey, amid high inflation and a decline in beekeepers.