The beautiful district of Hadim, situated on the Toros Mountains in Konya, began the harvest of pistachios. About 35 years ago, grafting experiments conducted by an agricultural engineer in the village of Yağcı, which is part of the district, became a source of income for the residents.
Pistachio cultivation in the Yağcı Village is increasing every year. The residents of the village are fond of this high-income profession. There are approximately 40,000 pistachio trees in the village.
The rainfall during the spring and summer months has nourished the soil. The residents of the village, anticipating a bountiful harvest season, are selling the pistachios they collect either fresh or dried. The pistachios are carefully dried on the roofs and balconies of their homes.
The Village Headman of Yağcı, Abdulkadir Uyanık, stated that this year the trees have been very fruitful, saying, "We aim to harvest approximately 30-35 tons of pistachios from the 40,000 trees in our village. The residents have started gathering the mature pistachios, and we sell them fresh or dried. Buyers come from Gaziantep."
The pistachios produced in Hadim's Yağcı Village have caught the attention of the people from Gaziantep. The pistachio trees grafted onto terebinth trees have been highly appreciated for their productivity and flavor. Every year, pistachio wholesalers come to Yağcı Village and purchase the entire harvest to take it to Gaziantep for marketing.
