Turkey threw away 214 billion Turkish liras ($37.7 billion) worth of food on an annual basis, according to the head of an anti-waste advocacy group. "The amount of food wasted in Turkey stands at 26 million tons," Aziz Akgul, chairman of the Turkey Waste Reduction Foundation said. Akgul said 25-40% of food produced in the country was either lost or wasted every year. "According to data from Turkey’s Scientific and ...