01.11.2026 13:10
In the Çerkez Çukurhisar Neighborhood of Eskişehir, it was alleged that tomatoes ready for harvest, worth approximately 15 million TL, on the 158-decare field rented by farmer Mustafa Umarlar were crushed with tractors by unidentified persons the night after the lease contract ended. The farmer, who saw that the irrigation pipes had also been cut and is known to have spent approximately 8 million TL on production, applied to the gendarmerie.
It was alleged that tomatoes worth approximately 15 million TL, planted by a farmer on 158 decares of land in Eskişehir and made ready for harvest, were crushed with tractors by unidentified individuals.
THE FIELD WAS ENTERED ON THE NIGHT THE LEASE CONTRACT ENDED
The incident occurred on the night of October 31 in Çerkez Çukurhisar Neighborhood. According to the information obtained, the tomatoes grown in the 158-decare field rented by farmer Mustafa Umarlar were crushed with agricultural machinery and tractors by an unidentified person or persons on the night following the expiration of the lease contract.
Going to his field in the morning hours, Umarlar saw that all the crop waiting to be harvested had been destroyed and that the irrigation pipes had also been cut and rendered unusable.
HE HAD SPENT 8 MILLION TL
The farmer, who was learned to have made approximately 8 million TL in production costs and to have product worth 15 million TL in the field, reported the situation to gendarmerie teams and initiated legal proceedings.