Turkey Sinkholes Crisis: Konya Basin Nears 700 Collapses as Drought and Groundwater Pumping Hit the Farming Heartland
KONYA, Türkiye — December 23, 2025 — In the vast, wheat-and-corn country of central Türkiye, farmers are staring at a new kind of weather report: the ground itself. Across Konya province—often described as the country’s agricultural engine—hundreds of sinkholes have