Mechanization and Technology

A new comprehensive review shows that unmanned aerial vehicles have moved from niche applications into a central role within smart agriculture, reshaping how food is produced, measured, and optimized across the world. The transformation is documented in the study A Review of Drones in Smart Agriculture: Issues, Models, Trends and Challenges, published …

Işınsu Kestelli, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Izmir Commodity Exchange, announced that due to adverse weather conditions and heavy rainfall, the 2025/26 season cotton harvest in the Aegean Region is expected to be approximately 10-15 percent below the expected value. “As is known, the determination of cotton-planted …

Ninety percent of the Agricultural Census Completed, Results to be Announced in the Second Half of the Year… Approximately 3.7 million surveys have been conducted so far as part of the nationwide agricultural census in Türkiye. With ongoing surveys, approximately 90 percent of the work has been completed and results …

Press release… Ali Kındap, Chairman of the Geothermal Energy Association (JED), stated that in addition to Türkiye’s energy independence, geothermal energy is the most important alternative for the domestic, clean and sustainable energy needs in the base load position. “THE WORLD’S NEWEST AND MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY POWER PLANTS ARE IN …

Eastern Anatolia Project (DAP) Regional Development Administration Chair Prof. Dr. Osman Demirdöğen stated that they will work to attract Generation Z to agriculture, saying, “We will provide project-based support for current topics such as agricultural mechanization, digitalization, precision agriculture or what is referred to as Industry 4.0. We will prioritize …

Press release… 2025 marked a year when Türkiye awakened from its investment slumber in geothermal energy, which accounts for 1758 Megawatts (MW) of the country’s installed electricity capacity. According to data from the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEİAŞ), 67 MW of geothermal power plants with base load capacity were commissioned …

In our country, the average annual rainfall is 574 mm, but in the 2025 water year, it was 422.5 mm nationwide. According to the General Directorate of Meteorology, rainfall was 26% below normal and 29% below last year’s rainfall. The General Directorate of Meteorology announced that the water year rainfall …

Türkiye’s frozen food industry is setting its sights on 200 million dollars in exports of frozen fruits and vegetables in 2026, despite production challenges caused by severe frost this year. Murat Bayizit, founding president of the Turkish Frozen Food Industry Association, said the country’s strong agricultural infrastructure and production capacity continue to …

Türkiye experienced a significant drop in both total rainfall and the number of rainy days during the 2025 water year, according to data released by the General Directorate of Meteorology under the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change. Data compiled by Anadolu Agency (AA) shows that nationwide precipitation between …

As 2025 became one of the hottest years on record globally, the effects of the climate crisis were felt sharply in Türkiye as well. A national temperature record was broken in Silopi district of Şırnak province; the majority of the country experienced “extreme drought,” and rainfall dropped to its lowest …