Harvest has begun in Ahlat, one of Turkey's potato warehouses

This year, 200 thousand tons of table potatoes are expected to be harvested from 56 thousand acres of land in Ahlat. Bitlis Governor Ahmet Karakaya visited Halil Süleymanoğlu’s potato field in Ahlat district and participated in the potato harvest. Governor Karakaya, who chatted with the agricultural workers harvesting in the field and wished them well, collected potatoes and participated in the harvest. Making a statement to reporters here, Bitlis Governor Ahmet Karakaya said, “Potatoes are among the most consumed products in all households. This is a fruitful season this year. We wanted to share the excitement of our farmers by participating in the potato harvest here. We wanted to see this work on site. We are always with our farmers. Agriculture is a very strategic sector. If agriculture is not done enough, the successes in the remaining areas remain incomplete. Therefore, we are doing our best to spread agriculture and animal husbandry, which are the supporters of all sectors ...