DEVA Party leader Ali Babacan kissed a 24-year-old young farmer on the forehead during the Konya Agricultural Fair. "WE MUST NOT DETACH FROM THE SOIL" Chatting with the farmer he encountered at the fairground, Ali Babacan, after asking the university graduate about his age, said, "Come, let me kiss you on the forehead. A 24-year-old farmer, look, you must be kissed on the forehead." Asking the young farmer what he was planting, Ali Babacan then said, "Praise be to God, how beautiful! Because agriculture is very important. We must not detach from the soil. The youth are distancing themselves from the soil." "HALF OF THE COST MUST BE COVERED BY THE STATE" Facing complaints from farmers and producers at the Agricultural Fair, DEVA Party leader Ali Babacan argued that Turkey does not have an agricultural policy. Emphasizing that the ...