Hazelnut production in Turkey
Hazelnut production in Turkey is important as Turkey cultivates and processes most of the world's hazelnuts.
Corylus colurna, the Turkish hazel, in Turkey.
Agriculture is still an important sector of Turkey's economy, and the country is one of the world's top ten agricultural producers. Wheat, sugar beet, milk, poultry, cotton, vegetables and fruit are major products; and Turkey is the world's largest grower of hazelnuts, apricots, and oregano.
Wheat harvest in Sivas Province
International Agricultural Fair in Adana in 1924
The Atatürk Dam is the largest of the 22 dams in the Southeastern Anatolia Project, which includes the irrigation of 1.82 million hectares of land.
Women drying hazelnuts in Düzce Province in northwestern Turkey