MARDIN, TURKIYE - SEPTEMBER 21: A farmer holds dried tobacco plant after stringing them one by one with a needle or burlap in Gurs Valley in Kiziltepe district of Mardin, Turkiye on September 21, 2024. Being one of the important sources of income for local people, tobacco plants are collected with the first light of the day, then are left under the sun to turn yellow. The leaves, which are laid out to dry, are soaked with water from time to time to preserve their moisture and then passed through machines. ( Mustafa Kılıç - Anadolu Agency )
MARDIN, TURKIYE - SEPTEMBER 21: A farmer carries tobacco plant after stringing them one by one with a needle or burlap in Gurs Valley in Kiziltepe district of Mardin, Turkiye on September 21, 2024. Being one of the important sources of income for local people, tobacco plants are collected with the first light of the day, then are left under the sun to turn yellow. The leaves, which are laid out to dry, are soaked with water from time to time to preserve their moisture and then passed through machines. ( Mustafa Kılıç - Anadolu Agency )
MARDIN, TURKIYE - SEPTEMBER 21: A view of dried tobacco plants after stringing them one by one with a needle or burlap in Gurs Valley in Kiziltepe district of Mardin, Turkiye on September 21, 2024. Being one of the important sources of income for local people, tobacco plants are collected with the first light of the day, then are left under the sun to turn yellow. The leaves, which are laid out to dry, are soaked with water from time to time to preserve their moisture and then passed through machines. ( Mustafa Kılıç - Anadolu Agency )
MARDIN, TURKIYE - SEPTEMBER 21: A farmer arranges dried tobacco plants after stringing them one by one with a needle or burlap in Gurs Valley in Kiziltepe district of Mardin, Turkiye on September 21, 2024. Being one of the important sources of income for local people, tobacco plants are collected with the first light of the day, then are left under the sun to turn yellow. The leaves, which are laid out to dry, are soaked with water from time to time to preserve their moisture and then passed through machines. ( Mustafa Kılıç - Anadolu Agency )
MARDIN, TURKIYE - SEPTEMBER 21: Farmers string tobacco plants one by one with a needle or burlap before being left them under the sun to turn yellow in Gurs Valley in Kiziltepe district of Mardin, Turkiye on September 21, 2024. Being one of the important sources of income for local people, tobacco plants are collected with the first light of the day. The leaves, which are laid out to dry, are soaked with water from time to time to preserve their moisture and then passed through machines. ( Mustafa Kılıç - Anadolu Agency )
MARDIN, TURKIYE - SEPTEMBER 21: Farmers string tobacco plants one by one with a needle or burlap before being left them under the sun to turn yellow in Gurs Valley in Kiziltepe district of Mardin, Turkiye on September 21, 2024. Being one of the important sources of income for local people, tobacco plants are collected with the first light of the day. The leaves, which are laid out to dry, are soaked with water from time to time to preserve their moisture and then passed through machines. ( Mustafa Kılıç - Anadolu Agency )
MARDIN, TURKIYE - SEPTEMBER 21: Farmers string tobacco plants one by one with a needle or burlap before being left them under the sun to turn yellow in Gurs Valley in Kiziltepe district of Mardin, Turkiye on September 21, 2024. Being one of the important sources of income for local people, tobacco plants are collected with the first light of the day. The leaves, which are laid out to dry, are soaked with water from time to time to preserve their moisture and then passed through machines. ( Mustafa Kılıç - Anadolu Agency )
MARDIN, TURKIYE - SEPTEMBER 21: Farmers string tobacco plants one by one with a needle or burlap before being left them under the sun to turn yellow in Gurs Valley in Kiziltepe district of Mardin, Turkiye on September 21, 2024. Being one of the important sources of income for local people, tobacco plants are collected with the first light of the day. The leaves, which are laid out to dry, are soaked with water from time to time to preserve their moisture and then passed through machines. ( Mustafa Kılıç - Anadolu Agency )