A product-by-product look at which fruit, vegetable, and citrus varieties reach their busiest harvest, continue, start, or close in Turkey in November.
November is the month in Turkey's harvest calendar when citrus takes the stage in full: the main mandarin varieties reach their highest volume, the navel varieties of orange enter the season, and grapefruit delivers its first lots; pomegranate, apple, quince, kiwi, and persimmon continue their autumn harvest, while the last representatives of the summer products close their season. Below is a product-by-product assessment of what is at its busiest, what is still in supply, what is starting, and what is closing, drawn from our own variety-level Seasonal Calendar — see our October harvest guide for last month's table, or our seasonal product guide for the general logic of how a season opens, peaks, and closes.
The citrus season reaches its widest point
In mandarin, Satsuma, Dobashi Beni, and Clementine enter their busiest period in November, while Nova begins its harvest this month and comes online directly at the highest volume and Fremont also joins during the month; Okitsu, Primasol, and Robinson close their seasons. The crop outlook for this year and the variety calendar are in our 2026-27 mandarin season update, and the place of the early varieties in exports is covered in our Satsuma mandarin guide.
In orange, the early navel varieties Navelina and Fukumoto are at their busiest in November; Washington Navel, the main variety of the season, together with Cara Cara and the geographically indicated Finike selection, begins its harvest this month and becomes busiest in December — details on production, markets, and quality are in our orange export guide. In lemon, the winter variety Lamas and Kütdiken, the most widely grown variety in Turkey, begin their harvest, Eureka and Lime continue to be supplied, and Interdonato closes its season; the year-round calendar is in our lemon guide. In grapefruit, the red-fleshed Star Ruby, Henderson, and Flame deliver their first lots in November — details on the varieties and the market are in our grapefruit export guide, and a comparison of all citrus varieties is in our citrus variety guide.
Autumn fruit at full volume
In pomegranate, Hicaznar, the main harvest variety, together with Wonderful, Beynarı, Fellahyemez, Katırbaşı, and Lefan, is at its busiest in November — the full picture is in our pomegranate variety guide. In apple, Starking (Red Delicious), Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji, Braeburn, and Cripps Pink continue at full volume, while the native variety Amasya closes its season (our apple variety guide); in pear, Ankara Pear is at its busiest period and Deveci is closing (our pear export guide). In quince, Eşme and Ekmek Quince are in their busiest harvest period; according to FAO data, Turkey is the world's largest quince producer, with details in our quince export guide.
In kiwi, Hayward, Yellow Kiwi, and Early Green Kiwi are in one of the busiest months of the harvest (our kiwi growth story); in persimmon, the non-astringent Fuyu and the astringent Hachiya type are at their busiest period together (our persimmon guide). In avocado, Bacon and Zutano are at their busiest period, while Fuerte and Ettinger begin their harvest — for details of the Alanya-based rise, see our avocado guide.
Winter vegetables come online
November is the month of winter vegetables. In white and red cabbage and in leek, İnegöl 92 is in its busiest harvest period; in cauliflower, Winter White Cauliflower begins its harvest. In lettuce, Batavia (Yağlı) lettuce and in spinach, Curly-Leaf Spinach come online this month, while Iceberg, Curly lettuce, Flat-Leaf spinach, and Baby spinach continue to be supplied — we cover all of them in our leafy and flower vegetables guide. In carrot, the Nantes type and the Beypazarı carrot are in their busiest period, and dry onion and potato continue regular shipments from storage (our carrot, dry onion, and potato guides).
In tomato, Truss Tomato reaches its busiest period in November, while Cherry, Pink, and Beef tomatoes continue to be supplied (our tomato export guide); all pepper varieties, cucumber, eggplant, zucchini, and garlic also continue to be supplied. Among the summer and autumn products, Crimson (Seedless) in grape, Angeleno in plum, and Kırkağaç (Altınbaş) in melon ship their final lots.
With citrus, autumn fruit, and winter vegetables overlapping in the same weeks, November is one of the months in which the cold chain and product-specific transport temperatures matter most; you can find how we keep quality consistent from harvest to shipment in our cold chain guide, and product-specific temperatures in our transport temperature guide. To see the current month, check our Seasonal Calendar, or review our full Products page for variety and packaging detail on any item above.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which products are at their busiest in Turkey in November?
Mandarin (Satsuma, Dobashi Beni, Clementine, Nova), orange (Navelina, Fukumoto), pomegranate (Hicaznar and other varieties), apple, quince, kiwi, persimmon, avocado (Bacon, Zutano), tomato (Truss Tomato), carrot, white and red cabbage, and leek are at their busiest in November.
Which products open their seasons in November?
In orange, Washington Navel, Cara Cara, and Finike; in lemon, Lamas and Kütdiken; in grapefruit, Star Ruby, Henderson, and Flame; and in avocado, Fuerte and Ettinger begin their harvest in November, together with cauliflower, Batavia (Yağlı) lettuce, and Curly-Leaf Spinach.
Can summer fruit still be found in November?
To a very limited extent. Crimson (Seedless) in grapes, Angeleno in plum, and Kırkağaç (Altınbaş) in melon ship their final lots in November; after that, the season for these products closes.
