Türkiye is a leading country in agriculture, ranking 1st in Europe and among the top 10 globally, with an agricultural production value exceeding $60 billion. In 2023, the country produced 77.7 million tonnes of cereals and field crops, 31.8 million tonnes of vegetables, and 27.4 million tonnes of horticultural products.

The Turkish seed sector has a long history, with research and development in seed breeding starting in the 1880s. Today, over 300 companies and institutions are involved in R&D, and the country has 9,526 registered seed varieties. The sector has evolved from being dominated by public institutions in the 1980s to a thriving private industry, with 1,105 seed companies, primarily private, focusing on crops such as cereals, industrial crops, fodder crops, and vegetables.

The legal framework of the seed sector was established in 1963 with the first seed law and Turkey is currently a member of international organizations such as ISTA, OECD and UPOV. The country also has important industry associations such as congress organizers TURKTED and TSUAB, as well as TURKTOB (Turkish Seed Association) as the umbrella associations of  TSUAB (Seed Industrialists and Producers Association) Sub-Union), BISAB (Plant Breeders Sub-Union), TYAB (Seed Growers Sub-Union), TODAB (Seed Distributors Sub-Union), FIDEBIRLIK (Seedling Producers Sub-Union), FUAB (Sapling Producers Sub-Union) and SUSBIR (Ornamental Plants Producers Sub-Union). It represents the seed sector in Turkey as an important actor.