"White gold" watch! They are waiting with guns until morning.

17.07.2025 16:57

In the Taşköprü district of Kastamonu, farmers who want to protect the ongoing harvest of Taşköprü garlic from thieves are keeping watch in the fields throughout the night. Some farmers have found a solution by installing security cameras in their fields.

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The harvest of the world-famous Taşköprü garlic, certified by the European Union, is ongoing. Farmers working in the fields throughout the day leave the garlic they pull from the ground to dry in the field. The garlic, which dries in the field for about 15 days, is then collected and sold. Taşköprü garlic, which is referred to as "white gold" in the region and can reach 250 lira per kilogram, also attracts thieves.

THERE ARE GUARDIANS AND THOSE WHO INSTALL CAMERA SYSTEMS

After a theft incident occurred in a field in the district, concerned farmers began to keep watch over their garlic. Farmers, armed with rifles, keep watch in the field until morning, trying to protect their year-long labor. Some farmers in the Çetmi village of Taşköprü district have also installed solar-powered, motion-detecting security cameras in their fields to protect their garlic from thieves.

"WE WILL PROTECT IT FOR 15 MORE DAYS"

Irfan Ünvar, who cultivates garlic in Çetmi village, stated that he sleeps in a minibus he brought to his field, saying, "Our garlic harvest is ongoing. This year the yield seems good. If the prices are good, it will be even better. Of course, our expenses are high. Prices seem a bit low right now, but they will rise after drying. Thieves have also started to come here. We have to wait in our fields with rifles. This is a deterrent; we do not intend to shoot anyone. We just want to protect our crop. After all, we have worked hard for this for 8 months. Since January 15, we have incurred a lot of expenses for hoeing, irrigation, spraying, and fuel. For this reason, we keep watch against thieves until morning. We rest in the minibus; we brought our bed and blanket. The minibus has become like a home for us. We will sleep in the minibus for another 15 days to protect our goods," he said.

"WE MONITOR OUR FIELD WITH OUR CAMERA 24 HOURS A DAY"

Vahit Demirbaş, who mentioned that everyone started to keep watch in the fields after a theft incident, stated that he found the solution in installing a security camera in the field, saying, "There isn't much theft, but there has been an incident. The gendarmerie teams caught someone. When we heard this, we also put a camera in our field. The camera sends a message to our phone whenever it detects any movement. We act according to that message. We pick up the daily workers at 07:00 and work with them until 18:00. This is a labor-intensive and costly job. We only pay for the daily workers for an area of 10,000 decares. Since these activities are also high, we feel the pain when a theft occurs. We found such a solution. We monitor our field with our camera 24 hours a day. We received a message on our phone saying, 'Someone trying to steal garlic has been caught.' After that, we started to keep watch," he said.