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Taşköprü garlic promotion and development

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In late July 2026 2026, a delegation from Turkey’s Taşköprü district visited Spain’s Las Pedroeras International Garlic Fair to promote the GI‑protected its GI-protected garlic. On 4 August August, the district hosted launched the 36th International Taşköprü Culture and Garlic Festival in Kastamonu Province. The opening ceremony at the historic bridge featured ribbon‑cutting, Province, a parade and speeches by Governor Meftun Dallı, Kaymakam Abdullah Demirdağ, Mayor Hüseyin Arslan, presidential adviser Ahmet Minder, former minister Murat Başesgioğlu six-day event that drew tens of thousands of daily visitors, causing significant traffic congestion and Bayrampaşa Mayor İbrahim Akın. Officials reiterated the garlic’s global reputation crowded pedestrian areas. The festival featured various competitions, including livestock contests and announced a US$2.15 million Garlic Green Storage and Compost Integration project, 80 % financed garlic-bunch competition won by the World Bank, to build climate‑resilient cold storage, solar power, composting, water‑recycling, digital traceability, a food‑analysis lab İsmail Demirtaş, Mehmet Acar, and an auction hall for about 4,000 producer families. The multi‑day programme Hüseyin Altan. Cultural activities included stalls, music, a procession, a kite festival at the 2,090‑year‑old ancient Roman site Pompeiopolis, of Pompeiopolis and an exhibition of archaeological finds, a garlic‑bunch competition judged on appearance, colour and clove count (winners İsmail Demirtaş, Mehmet Acar, Hüseyin Altan), livestock contests and performances by international dance groups, concluding on the Sunday night artifacts. A highlight of the festival. Attendance surged to tens of thousands each day, creating kilometre‑long vehicle queues at concluding celebrations was the town’s entrance "Garlic Beauty" contest, which included participants from Colombia, South Korea, Russia, North Macedonia, and limiting pedestrian space. Major Northern Cyprus. Marian Penagos from Colombia was crowned the winner, while actress Aliye Uzunatağan was named the festival queen. The festival concluded with a massive final concert attended by approximately 40,000 people, featuring performances by Turkish pop acts—including Atiye, Sefo, Bengü, Edis, Ümit Yaşar and Resul Dindar—performed on stage. The festival’s garlic, calf and lamb competitions drew wide interest, artists Bengü and Edis. During the event, local officials praised presented performers with garlic crowns, a regional symbol. Throughout the event’s cultural festivities, local officials emphasized the event's importance for regional tourism and the promotion of the district's economic impact for and cultural heritage. Earlier in the region. month, officials also announced a US$2.15 million Garlic Green Storage and Compost Integration project, 80% financed by the World Bank, intended to provide climate-resilient infrastructure and digital traceability for approximately 4,000 producer families.

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  1. 2026-08-10 00:04 UTC Taşköprü garlic promotion and development
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