Tea, which was brought to Ottoman Empire through the route from Chine to Russia, has been consumed for four hundred years. Its consumption increased, especially after the Tanzimat and it was used in every breakfast menu during the late nineteenth century. It was determined that tea was grown in the Eastern Black Sea region in 1878.This production was amateurish. During the reign ofAbdulhamid II., the samples of the growing of tea were carried out in various cities, but these attempts were failed. At the beginning of twentieth century, this matter was handled more consciously and systematically. During this time, two persons were in fore, one of them was Ali Rıza Bey who studied it theoretically, the other was Zihni Derin, who studied it practically.