Turkey: Apple harvest in the snowy mountains

Difficult apple harvest in snowy mountains HAKKARI - Apple harvest is being done on snow in Yüksekova district of Hakkari. Apple harvest is being done on snow in Sarıyıldız Neighborhood of Esendere Town located on the Iranian border due to the early effect of winter. While tons of apples were covered in snow due to the early winter in Sarıyıldız Neighborhood with an altitude of 2 thousand meters, a citizen named Necip Büyüksu who went to the field with his family started to pick apples on snow. The picked apples are laid on the white field and then left in crates one by one. Yüksekova District Agriculture and Forestry Director Mehmet Emin Yiğit visited the Büyüksu family who were working hard in the snowy mountains and wished them a fruitful year. A citizen named Necip Büyüksu, who stated that he harvested apples on snow, said, "We are right on the Iranian border and my land is on top of the mountain. We harvest apples with hard work. There was no snow every year. This year, we ...