Which fruit, vegetable, and citrus varieties are at peak harvest across Turkey in September, product by product.
September marks a clear turning point in Turkey's harvest calendar: August's vegetable and summer-fruit peak largely carries through, stone fruit closes out its final act, apple and pear step fully into the spotlight, and the first mandarin and lemon varieties open the start of citrus season. Below is a product-by-product look at what's at peak, what's still in supply, and what's just starting, drawn from our own variety-level Seasonal Calendar — see our August harvest guide for last month's picture, or our seasonal product guide for the general logic behind how a season opens, peaks, and closes.
Vegetables stay in heavy supply
Every pepper variety we supply — Capia, Bell, Long Green, and Çarliston — stays at full volume through September; see our pepper variety guide for how they differ. Eggplant's Kemer and Pala varieties remain at their busiest, while the earlier-picking Aydın Black continues supplying just behind them — details in our eggplant variety guide. In garlic, the rare single-clove Mürdük Taşköprü variety is at its highest volume across the August–October window; see our Taşköprü garlic guide for its geographic-indication status. September also opens a new season in root vegetables: carrot reaches its high point with the Nantes-type autumn harvest and moves into cold-storage supply through winter, while the highland Beypazarı carrot continues its own harvest through the same month.
Grape, fig, and melon-watermelon supply stays strong
Grape reaches its high point with Red Globe and the native Antep Karası, with Crimson Seedless also at its busiest the same month — this wave follows right behind August's Sultana Seedless and Razaki high point, and reflects the wide varietal range behind Turkey's standing as roughly the world's 7th-largest grape producer, per FAO figures; see our grape variety guide. Fig's Bursa Black variety stays at strong volume through October — Turkey is the world's leading fig producer, harvesting roughly 375,000 tons in 2024, about 28% of global production according to FAO data; see our fig variety guide. Melon stays at full volume with Kırkağaç (Altınbaş) and the Spanish-type Piel de Sapo, and watermelon's main export variety, Crimson Sweet, stays just as strong alongside them — our melon and watermelon guide explains why the two crops share such a long joint season.
Stone fruit's last act
September is the closing month for stone fruit: peach's Monroe, nectarine's Orion, and plum's Mürdüm and President varieties all reach their high point, while the very-late-season Angeleno variety comes online at an early-supply level this month — the latest-picking varieties of the year, and generally the firmest-fleshed with the longest shelf life; see our stone fruit guide for the full calendar. Apricot, by contrast, is down to its final lots after August's Kabaaşı run — the season closes out completely in September; see our apricot variety guide for Malatya's EU-protected status.
Apple and pear take the stage, citrus takes its first step
Apple's Gala variety carries its strong August supply into September, the native heirloom Amasya begins its harvest this month, and late-season Golden Delicious — on the market through autumn and winter — starts in late September; Turkey ranks 2nd in the world in apple production per FAO 2022 figures, and our apple variety guide covers the full calendar. Pear's late-season Deveci variety reaches its high point in September and holds through October, while Santa Maria and Red Pear continue supplying after their strong August run and the native Ankara Pear comes online at an early-supply level — Turkey is the world's 4th-largest pear producer; see our pear export guide. Pomegranate's early Ernar variety, which opened the season in August, reaches its high point in September; the main harvest variety Hicaznar and the rest of the range come online from October — full detail in our pomegranate variety guide.
September is also when citrus returns to the calendar. Mandarin season opens with the earliest Satsuma-type variety, Miho Wase, reaching its high point within the month, while Okitsu begins coming online toward the end of September — we cover why this variety depth is an export advantage in our Satsuma mandarin guide. Lemon's thin-skinned Mayer variety, which showed its first signs in August, reaches its high point in September, and the Italian-origin Interdonato variety begins its harvest at month's end; see our year-round lemon guide for the full annual sequence.
With this many categories overlapping in the same few weeks — summer vegetables, orchard fruit, stone fruit's final lots, and citrus's first lots — September is, like August, a month where cold chain discipline is critical; see our cold chain guide for how we keep quality consistent from harvest to shipment. Check our Seasonal Calendar for the current month at any time, or our full Products page for variety and packaging detail on any item above.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which products are at peak in Turkey in September?
Pepper, eggplant, garlic (Mürdük Taşköprü), carrot (Nantes), grapes (Red Globe, Antep Karası, Crimson), fig (Bursa Black), melon (Kırkağaç, Piel de Sapo), watermelon (Crimson Sweet), peach (Monroe), nectarine (Orion), plum (Mürdüm, President), apple (Gala), pear (Deveci), and pomegranate (Ernar) are all at their high point in September; citrus season opens the same month, with mandarin's Miho Wase variety and lemon's Mayer variety also reaching their high point.
Is apricot still available in September?
Only in very limited volume, if at all. Apricot season closes out completely in September after August's Kabaaşı run, and the next harvest does not begin until early summer of the following year.
Does citrus season start in September?
Yes. Mandarin's earliest Satsuma-type variety, Miho Wase, reaches its high point within September to open the season, and lemon's thin-skinned Mayer variety is also at its busiest the same month. The remaining mandarin and lemon varieties come online in sequence starting in October.
