Çandır Bean Festival in Konyaaltı, Turkey

KONYAALTI Municipality will organize the fourth Çandır Bean Festival this year. The festival, which could not be held last year due to the pandemic, will be held this year taking into account the pandemic conditions. The event, where dry beans will be served to the guests, will be held on Thursday, December 23 at 13:00 at Konyaaltı Municipality HayatPark. In the stands to be set up in the area, Yarbaşçandır villagers will be able to exhibit and sell their handcrafted organic products to the guests. “Invitation from President Esen” Konyaaltı Mayor Semih Esen said that Çandır Bean is a very special product. Esen said, “This product, which is grown in the region between Yarbaşçandır and Hisarçandır, is the main bean used in the production of tahini piyaz, which is the best-known flavor of Antalya. We increased the production capacity from 2 tons to 30 tons in a few years by producing the product, which has reached the point of exhaustion over the years, in an area belonging to ...