Sinkholes in Turkey's Agricultural Heartland Fuel Farmers' Concerns
Hundreds of sinkholes have emerged in Turkey's central agricultural region due to dwindling rainfall and receding groundwaters, causing concern among farmers and environmental experts who see it as a worrying sign of climate change.
Gaping sinkholes pockmark farmland producing maize, wheat and sugar beet in Karapinar in Konya province, with more than 10 packed into a field in places. In mountainous areas, vast, ancient sinkholes previously filled with water have now mostly dried up.
The pace at which sinkholes are forming in the Konya basin has accelerated in recent years, with the total now...
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