Hazelnut Harvest Has Started in the Black Sea, Threshers Continue Hard Work

The hazelnut harvest, one of the most important sources of income in the Black Sea Region, started to be harvested officially in the coastal areas on August 10. The work of the threshers used by the producers who thresh and dry the hazelnuts, which are the most produced and harvested in Türkiye, from the shells, has increased. Working hours are intense for the pathos, who have difficult working conditions day and night and spend an average of 50 days a year working, approximately 20 hours a day depending on workload, and deal with different jobs on the other days. Patozers, who work in sunny weather and dusty conditions due to their work, determined the hourly wage, which was 4 thousand 500 TL last year, as 6 thousand TL this year.