Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Ebubekir Gizligider announced that 36,738 producers in Manisa, mainly focused on grapes but also including cherries, peaches, apricots, quinces, pears, almonds, walnuts, plums, and olives, suffered from frost damage. Following the frost incident on the 10th and 11th of April, Deputy Minister Gizligider visited Manisa to assess the damage on-site. In Saruhanlı, Gizligider went to the vineyards to listen to the farmers’ struggles. During a press conference, Deputy Minister Gizligider announced the decisions taken regarding the disaster and stated, “I would like to convey the get-well wishes of our President and Minister. We experienced the biggest disaster in recent years. This frost incident was most severe in our province of Manisa. As of midnight on April 10, 2025, we experienced this disaster in 34 other provinces along with Manisa. Between 01:00 and 08:00 on April 10, certain regions experienced a drop in temperature up to minus 3 degrees. 17 of our districts were affected by this. In other provinces in Turkey, temperatures dropped to minus 17. Saruhanlı is our district where the most intense damage occurred. We experienced this difficulty mostly in the lowlands.” Gizligider emphasized the more intense reporting in areas close to the Gediz River, where cold air accumulates in depressions, and said, “From the moment the disaster occurred, our Governor of Manisa, members of parliament, and our forestry directorate teams stood by the citizens. Even before the incident, starting on April 8, we shared the data we received from the meteorological department with our producers via messages. Simultaneously, these information-sharing efforts continued via social media.” Gizligider continued, “We have prediction and early warning systems in Manisa. These were activated. A comprehensive effort was made to minimize possible damages. We will have a closer look at the final results next week. Because the frost needs to thaw. We have 184 technical staff members working at the Manisa Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry. All of them went into the field and started assessing the damage in the early hours of the morning. 140 TARSİM appraisers also went to the field immediately the next morning. We obtained temporary data related to Manisa. According to our initial assessment, in an area of 812,681 decares, mainly consisting of grapes but also including cherries, peaches, apricots, quinces, pears, almonds, walnuts, plums, and olives, 36,738 producers suffered frost damage.”