{"id":89245,"date":"2026-05-09T14:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T14:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/how-8-million-bars-of-olive-oil-soap-are-handmade-at-this-factory-in-turkey\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T14:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T14:44:18","slug":"how-8-million-bars-of-olive-oil-soap-are-handmade-at-this-factory-in-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/how-8-million-bars-of-olive-oil-soap-are-handmade-at-this-factory-in-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"How 8 Million Bars Of Olive Oil Soap Are Handmade At This Factory In Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Doktoro\u011flu Soaps is one of Turkey&#8217;s largest producers of handmade olive oil soap, turning out nearly 8 million bars a <!--more--> year. Workers follow centuries-old methods using just a few simple ingredients.<\/p>\n<p>Industrial production once pushed many artisanal soapmakers out of business. Now, a growing demand for natural products is helping revive the industry.<\/p>\n<p>So what does it take to make olive oil soap by hand? And how does this craft survive in a modern market?<\/p>\n<p>00:00 &#8211; Intro<br \/>\n00:56 &#8211; Origins of the factory and its process<br \/>\n02:30 &#8211; Pouring the liquid soap<br \/>\n03:31 &#8211; Sweeping and scraping<br \/>\n03:57 &#8211; Cutting the bars<br \/>\n04:37 &#8211; Stamping with the logo<br \/>\n05:09 &#8211; History of olive oil soap to the present day<br \/>\n06:49 &#8211; Other traditional soapmakers in the Middle East<br \/>\n08:42 &#8211; Olive oil soap museum in Turkey<br \/>\n09:56 &#8211; Stacking and storing at Doktoro\u011flu&#8217;s factory<br \/>\n11:20 &#8211; Packaging and distribution<br \/>\n12:17 &#8211; Honoring legacy and preparing for the future<br \/>\n12:59 &#8211; Credits<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n#oliveoilsoap #Turkey #traditionalcrafts #StillStanding <\/p>\n<p>MORE STILL STANDING VIDEOS:<br \/>\nHow A Royal Dessert From Turkey Turned Into A Global Trend<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uxe4OrNTU2c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/uxe4OrNTU2c<\/a><br \/>\nTequila And Mezcal&#8217;s Newest Rival Is Over 2,000 Years Old<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jucLS44iOkE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/jucLS44iOkE<\/a><br \/>\nHow A 500-Year-Old Rainbow Sweet Is Preserving One Of Asia&#8217;s Forgotten Cultures<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tB46WSVuWnY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/tB46WSVuWnY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Business Insider is a global newsroom covering business, technology, innovation, and the economy.<\/p>\n<p>Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/?utm_source=youtube\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/?utm_source=youtube<\/a><br \/>\nSign up for our newsletters: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/subscription\/newsletter?utm_source=youtube\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/subscription\/newsletter?utm_source=youtube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find Business Insider on Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/businessinsider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/businessinsider<\/a><br \/>\n&#8230; on Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/businessinsider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/businessinsider<\/a><br \/>\n&#8230; on X:  <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BusinessInsider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/x.com\/BusinessInsider<\/a><br \/>\n&#8230; on TikTok: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/<\/a>@businessinsider<\/p>\n<p>How Olive Oil Soap Is Still Made By Hand In Turkey | Still Standing | Business Insider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doktoro\u011flu Soaps is one of Turkey&#8217;s largest producers of handmade olive oil soap, turning out nearly 8 million bars a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":89262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}