The region subject to the geographical indication registration request consists of İzmir, Aydın and Muğla provinces. The dominant olive variety grown in the region in question is Memecik, and this variety is also known with local names such as Memecik, Taşarası, Aşıyeli, Gülümbe, Şehir, Yağlık. The Memecik variety, which is reported to be the province of Muğla, constitutes an average of 76.2%, with a distribution between 7% and 90% on the basis of districts in the relevant region. This distribution by provinces is 60.6% for İzmir, 85% for Aydın and 80.6% for Muğla. In addition, the number of trees of the Memecik variety in the region in question constitutes almost all of the Memecik tree existence in Turkey.
The most important defining element of Memecik olives is the formation of a breast protrusion at the fruit end. The fruit is large, oval, especially the tip is slightly twisted towards one side and is asymmetrical. In addition, Memecik is a type of Aegean Region suitable for black table and the germination rate of its seeds is high.
Olive groves are generally located on inclined and stony areas. The habitus of trees growing in rocky areas is less between smaller trees. The drought, which occurs due to the high average annual air temperature in the region and the fact that the annual average rainfall is occasionally lower than desired, is one of the factors limiting the quality of olive and olive oil.