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The tea harvest season in Türkiye’s eastern Black Sea region has extended into December, an unprecedented occurrence attributed to rising temperatures caused by climate change. Fresh tea, typically collected three times a year, is now being harvested for a fourth time in the provinces of Rize, Trabzon, Artvin and Giresun. Over 1 million producer families cultivate …

Tea producers in northern Turkey continued their harvest on Sunday, which marked the beginning of Eid al-Fitr, the three-day festival following the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Turkey has imposed a four-day round-the-clock holiday curfew as part of its measures against the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed over 4,200 lives …