Antep Menengic Coffee Protected Geographical Indication

Thursday, July 7, 2022

No: 627 – Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)

ANTEP MENENGİÇ COFFEE / GAZİANTEP MENENGİÇ COFFEE / ANTEP MELENGİÇ COFFEE / GAZİANTEP MELENGİÇ COFFEE

Registrant

GAZİANTEP METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY

This geographical indication was registered on 16.12.2020 to be protected as of 17.08.2017 under the Industrial Property Law No. 6769.

Registration Number : 627

Registration Date : 16.12.2020

Application Number : C2017/122

Application Date : 17.08.2017

Name of Geographical Indication : Antep Menengiç Coffee / Gaziantep Menengiç Coffee / Antep Melengiç Coffee /
Gaziantep Melengiç Coffee

Product / Product Group : Menengiç (melengiç) paste / Other

Type of Geographical Indication : Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)

Registrant : Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality

Address of Registrant : İncili Pınar Mahallesi Semt Şehit Yusuf Erin Caddesi No:41 Şehitkamil GAZİANTEP

Geographical Boundary : Gaziantep province

Usage Format : The phrase Antep Menengiç Coffee / Gaziantep Menengiç Coffee / Antep Melengiç
Coffee / Gaziantep Melengiç Coffee and the geographical indication emblem are
placed on the product itself or on its packaging. When it cannot be used on the
product itself or on its packaging, the phrase Antep Menengiç Coffee / Gaziantep
Menengiç Coffee / Antep Melengiç Coffee / Gaziantep Melengiç Coffee and the
geographical indication emblem are kept in the business in such a way that it can be
easily seen.

Product Description and Distinguishing Features:

Antep Menengiç Coffee / Gaziantep Menengiç Coffee / Antep Melengiç Coffee / Gaziantep Melengiç Coffee is a coffee substitute in paste form, obtained by roasting and grinding the wild menengiç (melengiç) (Pistacia terebinthus L.) grown in the mountains of Gaziantep. Oil content is high. It is cooked by mixing with milk. It does not contain caffeine.

Since the 1600s, menengiç (melengiç) fruits have been roasted, pounded or grinded and consumed by producing a beverage called "menengiç (melengiç) coffee" in Gaziantep. According to a rumor, Murad IV rested here during the Baghdad Campaign and was served menengiç (melengiç) coffee.

The fatty acid value of menengiç (melengiç) fruit grown in Gaziantep is between 44-56% and oleic acid value is between 53-68%. Some of the physicochemical properties of the fruit grown in this geographical border are as follows.

Production Method:

When the color of the wild-grown menengiç/melengiç fruit is green-blue in October-November, it means it is ripe enough and is harvested.

Menengiç / melengiç fruits are picked and dried in the sun after washing. Dried fruits are roasted until they turn brown. After roasting, it is pounded until it reaches a paste consistency or it is grinded in a stone mill machine. The viscosity of the grinded product is minimum 1 (cP), the particle size is above 20-25 µm, maximum 45% of the total amount. The paste-like product is put in glass jars. Since it is very rich in oil, an oil layer can be seen on the surface of the product. The product is homogenized by mixing before use. It is mixed with milk and cooked on low heat until it boils. It is traditionally served in a copper cup with a lid.

Inspection:

Inspections are carried out by the 3 person supervisory authority formed under the coordination of Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Culture and Tourism Department and with the participation of an expert each from Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Police Department, Gaziantep Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry and Gaziantep Union of Chambers of Merchants and Craftsmen. Inspections are carried out regularly once a year, and when it deems necessary or upon complaint. Audit reports are regularly sent to the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office by Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality.

The criteria for the audit are given below.

Using menengiç/melengiç fruit grown within the Gaziantep province.
Production in accordance with the production method.
Paste-like consistency of the product.
Properness of fatty acid, oleic acid, viscosity and particle size values of menengiç (melengiç) fruit when necessary.
Appropriateness of the use of the phrase Antep Menengiç Coffee / Gaziantep Menengiç Coffee / Antep Melengiç Coffee / Gaziantep Melengiç Coffee and the geographical indication emblem.

The supervisory authority may benefit from or purchase services of public or private institutions, or natural or private entities in charge, during the execution of the inspection. The registrant carries out the legal processes for the protection of rights.