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The price of shelled pistachios for baklava has soared 213 percent in the past year, reaching TL 2,350 (56.90 dollars) per kilogram, according to Mehmet Yıldırım, president of the Baklava and Dessert Producers Association (BAKTAD). Yıldırım noted that even if there were no harvest this year, pistachio prices should not …

Baklava producers announced that they will take a break from pistachio baklava production for a while to protest the prices. Mehmet Yıldırım, Chairman of the Board of Baklava and Dessert Producers Association (BAKTAD), said, “Let’s take a break from pistachio products for a while, let’s not produce them. Let’s make …