In this study, 26 Civil cheese samples obtained from Erzurum province and arround were analysed microbiologically. The mean values of colony counts were determined as follows for different microorganisms : for general viable microorganisms 8.93x10⁷/g, for proteolitic 9.61x10⁵/g, for coliform group 4.64x10⁴/g, for fecal streptococci 1.11x10⁶/g, for lactic streptococci 2.18x10⁶/g, for Lactobacillus 1.33x10⁷/g, (or Staphylococcus 6.48x105/g and finally for yeast and moulds 9.04x10⁵/g. It was seen that microbiological quality of Civil Cheese was not very good. Civil cheese has a potantial risk for public health.