İbrahim Yumaklı

Türkiye ranked first in Europe and was among the top 10 countries in the world last year in terms of agricultural income generated, Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı has said.

Türkiye's agricultural income amounted to $68.5 billion in 2025, said Yumaklı, citing data from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Bank.

A total of 16 wildfires erupted in the western province of İzmir on June 29, with eight fires breaking out in forests and eight in rural areas.

Despite the ongoing battle, significant progress has been made in controlling and extinguishing the blazes.

Among the most affected areas were the Selçuk and Menderes districts, where fires spread rapidly due to strong winds.

The major agricultural fire in the country's southeastern region has been caused by a malfunction on an electrical pole, killing 15 people, according to a preliminary expert report.

In a bid to better manage Türkiye's water resources, the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has initiated a project to create digital atlases mapping a total of 270 stagnant water bodies, including dams and artificial ponds currently being constructed.

These water resources will be digitized in a geographic information system (GIS) center.

A total of 154 cranes have been banded in a span of 10 years within the scope of the work the General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks has been carrying out on the endangered species, the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has announced.

Firefighting teams have been tirelessly working to extinguish major blazes engulfing Çanakkale province along Türkiye's Aegean coast, with authorities evacuating several villages in the area.

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has announced an extensive project aimed at protecting forests from the destructive effects of the climate crisis and global warming.

In a recent development regarding the contentious issue of stray animals, Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç announced that a draft legislation has been presented to the parliament.

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) unveiled a draft last week in response to the escalating incidents involving stray animals, some resulting in injuries.

As the debate over legal regulations for stray animals continues, Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı has pointed out the issue to be the lack of a responsible party for stray animals under current law.

Police have apprehended five individuals for subjecting an animal to torture prior to its slaughter after a video went viral and sparked a public backlash.

The incident, which occurred at a meat-integrated plant in the northern province of Amasya, led to the suspension of the facility's operations.