Turkey: Journey of tomatoes from Diyarbakir to World Cuisine

Tomatoes grown in Diyarbakır are dried at high temperatures and exported to many regions, primarily Europe and the USA. According to 2022 TUIK data, tomato production was made on an area of ​​27 thousand decares in our province. Tomato production throughout the province was 94 thousand tons. In 2023, 100 thousand tons of production is expected on an area of ​​28 thousand decares, and this production is estimated to be the cultivation of dried tomatoes on an area of ​​4000 decares. It is planned to export with the contracted production model. Harvest started in the first week of August and the harvested tomatoes were left to dry. More than 1 kg of dried tomatoes are obtained from 14-15 kg of fresh tomatoes. Diyarbakir Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry, Mustafa Ertan Atalar, said in his statement that tomato cultivation has been carried out in the Karacadag region for the last 3 years, and especially the production of dried tomatoes has started to become widespread in ...