Büşra İşleker, Who Lost Her Father and Brother at the Age of 17, Reorganized Her Life with Agriculture

Büşra İşleker, who lost her father and brother when she was only 17, got her driver's license at the first opportunity, took over the tractor and started producing on the 70 decare land inherited from her father.

İşleker, who had to struggle with the debts inherited from his father for a while, quickly paid off the debts with the income he earned from production and increased his land to 300 decares. İşleker now produces on a total of 600 decares of land, including the 300 decares of land it rents.

Büşra İşleker explained that she was preparing for university exams the year she lost her father.

Emphasizing that he made a living by producing on the land inherited from his father, İşleker said, "When my father died, I was in high school and I didn't know anything. The only thing I knew was to go to school. I was working in the field with my father, but I wasn't involved in the business that much. I feel very strong, very equipped now. I plan to develop this business further." he said.

Stating that he was in the field at all stages from seed to harvest, İşleker stated that he produced sunflower, sugar beet, corn and wheat.

"I AM DOING THIS JOB BECAUSE I LOVE PLANTS MORE THAN EARNINGS"

Explaining that he mostly works with a worker he hires to drive a tractor, İşleker said:

"I mostly work with a worker myself. Because agriculture does not accept mistakes, irrigation does not accept mistakes, nothing can be returned from the product planted in the ground. We have to work very consistently. Periodically, I come to the field at 04.00 and leave at night. Unless I keep the irrigation in place, the crops will never yield. We need to constantly water and take care of it, as if we were raising a flower or a child. These crops have diseases and weeds. We constantly spray them. Because I love plants more than profit. "I do this job, and I feel very sorry if any harm comes to them."

Stating that he wants to further expand his business by using technology, İşleker said that women are strong in every field and their productivity has reached its peak in farming.

İşleker, who recommends farming especially to young women, said, "First of all, we are in touch with nature. You feel strong because you are growing something." he said.