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Climate change, invasive species threaten Türkiye’s agriculture

Climate change and invasive species are threatening production in Türkiye's agriculture sector, posing risks especially to cash crops, such as olive, hazelnut and pistachio.

The latest numbers from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) showed that the country's citrus production increased, while there was a steep decline in olive, hazelnut, pistachio and cotton production.

Workers make living 40 meters high up

Pruning workers in the Aegean province of Balıkesir's Edremit district challenge the height on the top of trees that are 40 meters tall so that young saplings can receive the sun.

Workers, also known as 'squirrel man' among the people, started to work in line with the rejuvenation of the vegetation project in the world-famous Kaz Mountains conducted by authorities.

More than 160 irregular migrants held in eastern Turkey

Turkish forces on Nov. 1 held some 164 irregular migrants in provinces in the country's east, along with rescuing 101 asylum seekers from sea after an illegal pushback by Greece, security sources said.

Gendarmerie forces in the Ardahan province stopped three vehicles at a checkpoint and caught 27 irregular migrants as well as three drivers suspected of human trafficking.

Death toll in bus crashes in western Turkey rises to 23

At least 23 people were killed and 28 others injured in two separate accidents on Aug. 8 in western Turkey involving
passenger buses, officials said.

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Eight people died and 11 others were injured in Izmir province when a passenger bus veered off an embankment and plunged to the ground in Kemalpaşa district, Izmir Governor Yavuz Selim Köşger said on Twitter.

At least 15 killed in passenger bus crash in Turkey’s west

A passenger bus overturned in western Turkey on Aug. 8, killing at least 15 and injuring 17, according to emergency responders.

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The bus went out of control and overturned on the Balıkesir Highway while heading to the western province of Balıkesir's Edremit district.

The 17 wounded passengers were rushed to nearby hospitals.

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