The olive oil tree is the tree of the holy books
“Since the era of the Prophet Noah, the olive oil tree is the tree of the holy books. The Muslim, the Christian and the Jewish all agree on the fact that the olive represents productivity, peace, intelligence, long life and maturity.. The experts state that this tree is older than the history.
The subjects such as its age, motherland and who first cultivated it are still discussed but we know that it has been a part of the natural vegetation of the Mediterranean basin ten thousand years B.C. Some experts say that the fossils found on the island of Santorini at the Aegean Sea date back to the 37 thousand years B.C. Jose Blas- quez who is one of the authors of the World Olive Encyclopedia argues that the olive oil had been domesticated in Anatolia 6 thousand years ago. The frescos dating back to the 1500s B.C. illustrate how the oil is pressed from the olive. Parallel to the commerce roads, the seedlings of olive spread from the coasts of Syria-Lebanon by the Phoenicians.
During this voyage taking thousands of years, first the whole Mediterranean basin, then Africa, America and Australia are acquainted with the olive… The olive oil had been always favourite in the antiquity. The Pharaoh Nameses III. had cultivated special olive trees to illuminate endlessly the temple built for the Sun Goddess Ra. The first king of the Israelites Saul had been sanctified by dropping olive oil on his forehead during the throne ascension ceremony. Crowns made of olive tree branches had been placed on the heads of champions of the oliympic games founded by Heracles, the son of Zeus.
The victorious Roman emperors returning to their country, the gladiators winning at Coliseum and the heroe soldiers had been crowned with olive branches too. The powerful jurist of Athens Solon had introduced for the first time on the world laws to protect the olive trees. The cooking recipes of the Greek gastronome Athenaios which is one of the fist cooking books of the world include meals prepared with olive oil. The olive tree defined in the three Holy Books is sacred for all religions. There are countless of legends about the olive tree….
The first soap produced by Evren Ertur
A view from the gallery. The first soap produced by Evren Ertur at the beginning of his profession and one of the soap moulds. Ertur gives information about the writings hung on the walls.
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