Geographical indication is defined by Turkish Patent and Trademark Authority as “indicating product which is identified with a region, area, region or country where it originates with a distinctive character, reputation or other characteristics". Geographical indication is very important in terms of introduction of local products and rural development. Serik knife, which is chosen as the study subject, is manufactured in the Serik district of Antalya in the Mediterranean region in the south of Turkey in the workshops that produce with traditional methods and handmade. The history of the Serik knife is based on sword production activities known to be made in the region during the Ottoman period according to oral sources. In recent years, knife manufacturing, which is a production activity based on handmade, which is usually passed from the master to the child, or from the father to the son, has begun to live in great economic and cultural losses. The purpose of this study is to make the necessary examinations for the registration of the Serik knife as a geographical indication, to investigate the problems experienced in traditional production activities and to initiate infrastructure studies to transfer this cultural value to future generations. In the scope of the study, firstly literature search related to subject and field was made. Following the literature review, visits were made to the knife workshops operating in the Serik district and data were gathered through observation and interview. Among the visited workshops, a traditional workshop was chosen as a sample. The information and reports reached during the knife workshop visits were combined and transferred to the conclusion of the study. When the findings are evaluated, it is determined that the production of Serik knife, which is a traditional production activity based on handmade, encounter to some problems. The fact that fabrication knife made with mass production in the industry are carried on the market as Serik knife, problems in apprentice employment and most importantly the brand value has not been created has begun to cause serious problems. In order to solve the problems identified within the scope of the study and to transfer the knife manufacturing, which is a traditional production activity based on handmade, which should be kept as a cultural value, to be transmitted to future generations, it has been reached that geographical indication registration is necessary.