Although commercial strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) cultivation started towards the end of 1970 in Turkey, the country is currently one of the biggest strawberry producer in the world with 250,000 tons production annually ( FAO, 2009). Recently some vegetable production areas of the Mediterranean region of Turkey have been converted to strawberry farms because of increased rentability of the Turkish strawberry production. The increased strawberry production in Turkey has initiated an increased interest to grow organic strawberries by farmers.