The Grape Harvest Festival organized by Mudanya Municipality in Çağrışan, which has an important place in black grape production under the name "Çağrışan Karası", witnessed colorful scenes this year as well.
Mehmet Çevik, one of the popular voices of Bursa, took the stage at the festival. CHP Bursa Deputy Nurhayat Altaca Kayışoğlu and CHP Poverty Solidarity Office Coordinator Hacer Foggo also attended the festival. The festival started with the grape harvest tradition accompanied by the Mudanya Band. Participants saluted the abundance of nature by cutting grapes from the vineyard.
Awards were given to the winners of the Best Quality Grape and Most Delicious Stuffed Leaves competitions. The winner of the Best Quality Grape Competition was Halil İbrahim Mutlu, Adem Ede took the second place and Onur Yıldırım took the third place. In the Most Delicious Stuffed Leaves Competition, Ceylin Gün came first, Esin Evren came second, and Hamdiye Güven came third. Teams from Hungary and Bulgaria took the stage at the festival as part of the Mudanya International Dance and Music Festival. Speaking at the event, Mudanya Mayor Hayri Türkyılmaz said, “We celebrate the harvest time together, which is the symbol of the patience, labor, determination, cooperation and sweat of the Anatolian people, and salute the abundance of nature. "We will continue to promote products grown in the fertile lands of Mudanya," he said.
