For many years, sesame tahini has been produced in the Bayavşar Neighborhood of Beyşehir district of Konya in Turkey

Sesame tahini, which has been produced for many years in the Bayavşar District of Konya's Beyşehir district, has become an additional source of income for the producer. In Bayavşar Neighborhood, which is one of the important centers of cereals, pulses, garlic, potatoes, fruit and vegetable production in Beyşehir, brown tahini and sesame seeds are produced by the citizens. Neighborhood residents are producing sesame seeds when their fields lie fallow to rest. Bayavşar Neighborhood Headman Mehmet Mesut Çerçi stated that Beyşehir's industrial district, which has recently started to make a name for itself with lavender production, has also started to make a name for itself with the production of agricultural products that provide significant added value to the economy of the district and the country. Explaining that sesame production for tahini and sesame seeds has been going on for many years in Bayavşar Mahallesi and that 70 percent of the population is doing this job to earn ...