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 …

Press release… 2025 will likely be remembered worldwide as the year of Trump. Trump, with his new leadership style, left a deep mark on the world in every area, from politics to economics. While the US strengthened its economy through tariff pressure, Asian countries, especially China, India and Indonesia, continued …

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 …

In Konya, smart irrigation applications in agriculture will be tested as part of the ‘Climate Change Resilient Smart Irrigation Center Project,’ implemented with the support of the European Union to ensure efficient water use in the face of climate change. The project aims to benefit 10,000 farmers. The smart irrigation …

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Tat Food (Tat Gıda) Board of Directors, stated that contract production, digitalisation and farmer-focused support are the keys to sustainable transformation. Emphasising the ‘transition from rhetoric to action’ in his statement, Veysel Memiş drew attention to two key areas, highlighting the integration of …

Türkiye, which accounts for 92 percent of the world’s pine honey production, is preparing to bring its domestic honey to world tables with geographical indication registration and newly developed analysis methods. Pine honey, whose production recovered after the fires of 2021, now aims to become an international point of reference …

The International Gastronomy Film Festival (UGFF) is preparing to bring Türkiye’s rich culinary heritage to the global stage in 2026 through the narrative power of cinema. Founding Director Gülper Ergün announced that the festival will not be limited to film screenings; it aims to create global awareness about food through …

Press release… “We have invested 30 million TL in digital agriculture technologies” Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tat Food (Tat Gıda), announced that they have invested 30 million TL in digital agriculture technologies over the past five years. Veysel Memiş stated that all production areas have …

Press release… Türkiye, a world leader in the production and export of seedless raisins, dried apricots and dried figs, which dominate the dried fruit sector, achieved exports worth 1.7 billion dollars in 2025 despite production losses caused by the climate crisis. Turkish Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters Association, which …

Dwindling water resources and lack of rain have triggered hundreds of sinkholes across Türkiye’s central agricultural region, triggering alarms among both farmers and environmental experts, who see the ground’s collapse as a direct consequence of climate change. Gaping sinkholes pockmark farmland ‍producing maize, wheat and sugar beet in Karapınar in …