The tulum cheese of Izmir differs from other regional tulum cheese varieties in processing and characteristic. Produced in Aegean Region provinces like İzmir, Aydın, Manisa, Muğla and Balıkesir, it is made of raw milk heated to 60–65 °C (140–149 °F), and cooled immediately down to acidifying temperature. Curds are brined in 16-percentage solution and cured for one night.