![When chilli pepper season hits in Orfa, things start hotting up in Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181016_2_32888600_38131743.jpg?ssl=1 "\"دبس الفليفلة الحارة\".. \"طقوس خاصة\" تزين شانلي أورفة")
When chilli pepper season hits in Orfa, things start hotting up in Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Everyone works together to prepare the chilli peppers in Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181016_2_32888600_38131744.jpg?ssl=1 "\"دبس الفليفلة الحارة\".. \"طقوس خاصة\" تزين شانلي أورفة")
Everyone works together to prepare the chilli peppers in Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![See this little girl standing in a sea of chilli peppers! In Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181016_2_32888600_38131753.jpg?ssl=1 "\"دبس الفليفلة الحارة\".. \"طقوس خاصة\" تزين شانلي أورفة")
See this little girl standing in a sea of chilli peppers! In Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Pictured: a local woman wheelbarrows through an ocean of chilli peppers in Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181016_2_32888600_38131762.jpg?ssl=1 "\"دبس الفليفلة الحارة\".. \"طقوس خاصة\" تزين شانلي أورفة")
Pictured: a local woman wheelbarrows through an ocean of chilli peppers in Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Tens of thousands of chilli peppers are harvested in Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181016_2_32888600_38131750.jpg?ssl=1 "\"دبس الفليفلة الحارة\".. \"طقوس خاصة\" تزين شانلي أورفة")
Tens of thousands of chilli peppers are harvested in Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![One of the main products of this hard work is 'chilli molasses' in Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181016_2_32888600_38131745.jpg?ssl=1 "\"دبس الفليفلة الحارة\".. \"طقوس خاصة\" تزين شانلي أورفة")
One of the main products of this hard work is ‘chilli molasses’ in Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Chilli molasses and eggs for dinner! (yum). In Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181016_2_32888600_38131757.jpg?ssl=1 "\"دبس الفليفلة الحارة\".. \"طقوس خاصة\" تزين شانلي أورفة")
Chilli molasses and eggs for dinner! (yum). In Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Buckets of chilli peppers are collected and mass prepared in Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181016_2_32888600_38131756-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "\"دبس الفليفلة الحارة\".. \"طقوس خاصة\" تزين شانلي أورفة")
Buckets of chilli peppers are collected and mass prepared in Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Pictured: a little boy rides in a wheelbarrow as his mum goes to collect chilli peppers in Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181016_2_32888600_38131751.jpg?ssl=1 "\"دبس الفليفلة الحارة\".. \"طقوس خاصة\" تزين شانلي أورفة")
Pictured: a little boy rides in a wheelbarrow as his mum goes to collect chilli peppers in Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Chilli peppers ready to be cooked in Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181016_2_32888600_38131758.jpg?ssl=1 "\"دبس الفليفلة الحارة\".. \"طقوس خاصة\" تزين شانلي أورفة")
Chilli peppers ready to be cooked in Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![It looks like a cement mixer full of chilli peppers in Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181016_2_32888600_38131759.jpg?ssl=1 "\"دبس الفليفلة الحارة\".. \"طقوس خاصة\" تزين شانلي أورفة")
It looks like a cement mixer full of chilli peppers in Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![A family eat bread with a traditional local chilli pepper recipe in Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181016_2_32888600_38131760.jpg?ssl=1 "\"دبس الفليفلة الحارة\".. \"طقوس خاصة\" تزين شانلي أورفة")
A family eat bread with a traditional local chilli pepper recipe in Turkey, 16 October 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
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