# Lavender production challenges in Kırıkkale

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/lavender-production-challenges-in-krkkale
> Updated: 2026-08-23T06:30:00.000Z. Sources: 10. Developments: 2.

Lavender farmers in the Bahşılı district of Kırıkkale are facing a potential halt in production due to market challenges. Despite seven years of cultivation and efforts to integrate tourism, farmers Mehmet and Zübeyde Bozkurt report a lack of buyers and the absence of local lavender oil extraction facilities. 

The closure of previous processing operations in Ankara and Kırşehir has forced farmers to seek assistance from the Kırıkkale Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry, though they claim no necessary support has been received. Rising labor costs and the lack of infrastructure have led the farmers to consider uprooting their plants to prevent further financial loss.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-23: Lavender farmers in Kırıkkale face production halt due to market issues

A lavender-producing couple in Kırıkkale, Turkey, faces abandoning their seven-year-old farm due to a lack of buyers, rising labor costs, and the closure of local oil extraction facilities.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/lavender-farmers-in-krkkale-face-production-halt-due-to-market-issues

### 2026-08-21: Mersin entrepreneur expands lavender business into value-added products

Entrepreneur Fatma Can has transformed her lavender farm in Mersin, Turkey, into ‘Duru Lavanta Köyü’, producing goods like soap and ice cream with support from local municipal training and cooperatives.

7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mersin-entrepreneur-expands-lavender-business-into-value-added-products

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