The white gold harvest has begun in Şanlıurfa.

The harvest season has begun in Şanlıurfa, where 45 percent of the cotton grown in Turkey is produced. The harvest season of cotton, which is referred to as "white gold," has started. As a result of the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) making irrigable lands accessible to water, cotton production in the region has been steadily increasing. Cotton, which is both supported and provides a significant amount of raw material to many sectors such as textiles, is among the crops most preferred by farmers. This year, it is reported that cotton was planted on 3 million decares of land, with the cultivation area expanding significantly. This year, it is expected that the mass cotton harvest will exceed 1 million 500 thousand tons. In Şanlıurfa, the harvest season has begun for cotton, which is known as "Fırat Altını" among the people. Farmers who go to the fields are harvesting the product that will contribute to both family budgets and the country's textile industry. Cotton producer ...