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The Eurasian Agriculture and Natural Sciences Congress, Bişkek, Kyrgyzstan, 20 - 23 September 2017, pp.73, (Summary Text)
Non-wood forest products such as specific goods or services are considered out of wood raw materials which are found in nature. Some of the products which are cultured because of high demand and subjected to agricultural production. Thyme species kind of aromatic drinks and primrose a kind of ornament plant are significant examples. However, most of the non-wood forest products are grown and utilized on natural habitat and environment.
Turkey has a great potential and capacity on non-wood forest products due to advantage of huge biodiversity. In addition, large variety of non-wood forest products utilization has being existed in Turkey that forested land utilized for history of human being. As a result, it is difficult to say that sustainable management of such products have not been guaranteed yet in this country.
As a basis, capacity of non-wood forest products in Turkey is subjected in this paper. Non-wood forest products management institutional status has been explained in whole government managerial structure. In country’s forest management plans, place of non-wood forest products and regulations of the products utilization has been also discussed. Finally, range of non-wood forest products have been clarified and its organization has been established although it has been keeping on discussed that sufficiency or insufficiency of sustainability of structure of utilization.
Key Words: Non-Wood Forest Products, Turkish Forestry, Forest Management Plans