The hot pepper harvest has started in Kilis, Turkey, at the town of Elbeyli on the Syrian border. The peppers, which are sold for 15 liras in markets despite being purchased from farmers for 6 liras in the field, are a crucial part of daily life in Turkey, used both hot and sweet. The production area covers around 45 thousand decares, with 20 thousand decares used for dried peppers and 25 thousand decares for tomato paste and stuffed peppers. Güven Özdemir, the Kilis representative of the Chamber of Agricultural Engineers, criticized the situation, stating that intermediaries are profiting while farmers and consumers are suffering.