19.03.2026 13:06
In the Sorgun district of Yozgat, a woman who kept her gold in a cabbage bag panicked when the bag was thrown away. The gold that ended up in the trash was found by municipal workers.
A woman living in the Sorgun district of Yozgat experienced great panic when the cabbage bag where she kept her gold was accidentally thrown away. The incident was resolved quickly thanks to the attention of the municipal teams.
CHILDREN THOUGHT IT WAS TRASH, GOLD WENT TO THE GARBAGE
The woman living in Sorgun placed her gold in a cabbage bag because she found it safe. However, her children, who were cleaning the house, thought the cabbages in the bag were rotten and threw it away. Shortly after, the family realized there was gold in the bag and immediately reported the situation to the Sorgun Municipality Cleaning Affairs Directorate.
MUNICIPAL TEAMS RACE AGAINST TIME
Upon the family's report, the teams sprang into action and searched the garbage truck containing the collected trash from the neighborhood. Working together with the citizens, the teams carefully checked the described bag and found it. Cleaning Affairs personnel Erkan Bölükbaşı described the process with these words: "We contacted our citizen, and they explained the situation. We went to the field together. We conducted a careful search according to the described bag and found the lost item."
GOLD RETURNED TO ITS OWNER
The woman who checked the bag found her gold intact. The citizen, who was overjoyed, thanked the municipal employees. Sorgun Mayor Erkut Ekinci also congratulated the staff for their meticulous work.