Batı Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute

Bati Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute is based on the history of the Republic's first anniversary. The Institute of different research organizations (Citrus Research Institute, Horticultural Research Institute, Biological Control Research Institute, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Regional Cotton Research Institute) took its present day state of the combination at different times.

‘’Horticultural Studies (Abbr.: HortiS) ’’ is the continuation of the Derim, which was started to publish in 1984 as the Citrus Research Institute Publication and turned into refereed journal in 2003. Derim has been published on the Open Journal System with infrastructure provided by TUBITAK / ULAKBIM DergiPark since 2014. ‘’Horticultural Studies’’ is a refereed academic journal is published twice a year (June & December) by Bati Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute (BATEM).