Harvest time in "Kilis black" grapes

In Kilis, the harvest of the "Kilis black" grape, which became synonymous with the city's name, started. In Kilis, which has had troublesome days due to the attacks by terrorist organizations YPG / PKK and DAESH and its extensions on the other side of the border in the past years, the farmers who have gained peace and security with the operations of the Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch continue to produce. The journey of the "Kilis black" grape from the field to the consumer has begun. Grapes separated for wet and dry consumption are bought by traders and delivered to factories and warehouses. Kilis Agriculture and Forestry Manager Mehmet Nuri Kökçüoğlu visited farmers who harvested in the countryside of Süngütepe village, at the zero point of the Syrian border. In his speech here, Kökçüoğlu stated that the city is known for its grape and olive production, and that Evliya Çelebi mentioned 40 kinds of grapes in the work he wrote after his visit to Kilis, but that the cultivation ...