date:Sep 30, 2013
Alanyas farmers have been trying to convert Antalyas resort district into a tropical fruit heaven, having increased their production of 36 mostly exotic fruits foreign to Turkey in the last five years.
From papayas to mangos, passifloras to pecan nuts and guavas to lychees and pineapples produce from all over the world, including many fruits few in the country have even heard of, is now being grown in Alanya by the local farmers cooperative.
Alanya is also known for its production of bana