Turkey: Farmers affected by the earthquake in Türkoğlu district of Kahramanmaraş export tomatoes

Dried tomatoes are exported in the Türkoğlu district of Kahramanmaraş, the epicenter of the 6 February earthquakes, which are described as the "disaster of the century". In the district, which is among the settlements most affected by the earthquake, the farmers are trying to get rid of the trauma they experienced by producing. In the district, sun-dried tomatoes are sent to many countries such as Germany and France. AK Party Kahramanmaraş Deputy, former Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Vahit Kirişci told Anadolu Agency (AA) that Kahramanmaraş is the other name of the geography where producing people live and that it will continue to produce as it did yesterday. Explaining that production continues in the city regardless of the conditions, Kirişci said: "We see people returning to their fields, vineyards and gardens, saying, 'Yes, we buried them, we bid them farewell to eternity, but life continues and we need to produce'. As a result of these activities, the production you ...