İTU — İyi Tarım Uygulamaları: Frequently asked questions

Which scope and rules apply?

İyi Tarım Uygulamaları (İTU) is a separate Turkish control and certification system under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s legislation and instructions. It is not the same certificate as organic farming or GLOBALG.A.P. First identify products, production scope and applicable national requirements.

What must the application explain?

Apply to a ministry authorised control and certification body before production begins. Describe producers, plots, products and the production period. Assess previous land use, neighbouring activities and water sources; risks that cannot be controlled must be addressed at the initial decision stage.

How is practice demonstrated?

A harvest batch should be traceable to its producer and plot. Check input application dates, quantities and relevant pre-harvest waiting information. Connect sample identity and report dates to the actual product; do not extend one plot’s analysis to every product without justification.

How are continuity and costs planned?

Plan preparation around the production calendar, existing records and analysis needs. Separate consultancy, the authorised body’s control and certification services, and laboratory analyses. Subsidies or export acceptance cannot be guaranteed by a certificate alone; check each programme’s own requirements.

Is an existing certificate enough after a change?

A hypothetical producer rents a new plot and wants to apply an existing Turkish İTU certificate to its crop. Record previous land use, water source, neighbouring activities and production period first. The Ministry-authorised body assesses the new scope and required controls. A certificate copy or growing the same crop is insufficient for the new plot; harvest identity and inputs must link to the relevant production area.

Does Kayra make the certification decision?

Kayra Patent consultancy supports scope definition, record organisation and tracking unfinished preparation work. The relevant authorised or scheme approved body performs the audit and makes the certification decision. Separate consultancy and that body’s services in the quotation.

Official sources

Content checked: 3 October 2026. Scheme rules rely on official sources; record structures and work plans are editorial recommendations. Check the complete requirements and the body’s current scope separately.

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