The land of melons in Turkey

Published Sep 4, 2021

Tridge summary

The article highlights the vibrant melon harvest and sales activities in the Yeşil Çomlu District of Bandırma, a community famous for its melon production. The neighborhood, with a population of around 500, specializes in the production of the 'Çomlu White Melon' and exports it to various cities in Turkey using trailers. The headman, Mustafa Can Toros, mentioned the contribution of other regional producers and the direct sale connection to buyers in major cities like Istanbul and Yalova. The melon market has seen growth over the past seven years, with the hope to resume the Green Çomlu Melon Festival, which has been on hold due to the pandemic. Headman Mehmet Kaya attributes the quality of the melons to the area's soil and weather, and while the white melon season is expected to continue until October, producers are grappling with increased costs and profit margins.
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Original content

Melon harvest and sales continue in Yeşil Çomlu District of Bandırma. The neighborhood, which has a population of around 500 and is known as the "melon land", mainly produces "Çomlu White Melon". Yeşil Çomlu Mahallesi, which started the season with "Banana Scented Melon" and started to harvest "White Melon", exports wholesale to many cities of our country with trailers. The Neighborhood Headman, Mustafa Can Toros, stated that besides their own melons, the melons from the producers from Kirazlı, Doğa, Aksakal, Doğruca, Bereketli and Yeni Ziraatli are also sold, and that these melons are delivered directly from the producer to the buyer, in Istanbul, Yalova, Çanakkale, Biga, He stated that they have buyers from Eskişehir, Bursa, Kütahya and Ankara. Toros said that the melon market, planted on an area of approximately 5 thousand decares, has grown for the last 7 years, that the "Green Çomlu Melon Festival", which has not been held for the last two years due to the pandemic, but has ...

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