The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency recently released an assessment report saying that nearly 700 “sinkholes” have recently appeared in the long-arid agricultural region of Konya province in central Turkey, and this issue has raised concerns about local agricultural production and public safety. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency reports that 684 “sinkholes” have been discovered in Turkey's Konya Basin. These “sinkholes” are scattered among dry farmland, posing a threat to agricultural production and land security. According to a study by Konya University of Technology, climate change, persistent droughts, and overexploitation of groundwater are the main reasons for the rapid increase in the number of “sinkholes.” In order to meet the irrigation needs of water-intensive crops, large amounts of groundwater have been extracted locally for a long time, which has accelerated the depletion of water resources in the Konya Basin.

The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency recently released an assessment report saying that nearly 700 “sinkholes” have recently appeared in the long-arid agricultural region of Konya province in central Turkey, and this issue has raised concerns about local agricultural production and public safety. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency reports that 684 “sinkholes” have been discovered in Turkey's Konya Basin. These “sinkholes” are scattered among dry farmland, posing a threat to agricultural production and land security. According to a study by Konya University of Technology, climate change, persistent droughts, and overexploitation of groundwater are the main reasons for the rapid increase in the number of “sinkholes.” In order to meet the irrigation needs of water-intensive crops, large amounts of groundwater have been extracted locally for a long time, which has accelerated the depletion of water resources in the Konya Basin.