White salt mountains on Turkey's famous Lake Tuz

Turkey's famous Lake Tuz meets 70% of the country's salt needs.

Salt extracted from the lake is exported to more than 60 countries.

Although Lake Tuz is Turkey's second-largest lake, it is one of the driest as the area gets the least rainfall throughout the year.

Lake Tuz is also one of the shallowest lakes in Turkey, with a depth of around half a meter (1.6 feet) in most parts.

Although the water level drops in the summer, the lake expands to cover 164,200 square meters (1.78 million square feet) in the spring.

A truck carrying salt drives through famous Lake Tuz at the Koyuncu salt production facility in Ankara, Turkey, Oct. 6, 2020.

A salt extracting machine from the Koyuncu salt production facility fills a truck with salt on Lake Tuz in Ankara, Turkey, Oct. 6, 2020.

Piles of salt are seen at the Koyuncu salt production facility on Lake Tuz in Ankara, Turkey, Oct. 6, 2020.

A truck carrying a load of salt extracted from Lake Tuz passes by large salt piles at the Koyuncu salt production facility in Ankara, Turkey, Oct. 6, 2020.

A salt extracting machine from the Koyuncu salt production facility fills a truck with salt on Lake Tuz in Ankara, Turkey, Oct. 6, 2020.

A salt extracting machine from the Koyuncu salt production facility fills a truck with salt on Lake Tuz in Ankara, Turkey, Oct. 6, 2020.

A salt extracting machine from the Koyuncu salt production facility fills a truck with salt on Lake Tuz in Ankara, Turkey, Oct. 6, 2020.

A worker at the Koyuncu salt production facility shovels large piles of salt on Lake Tuz in Ankara, Turkey, Oct. 6, 2020.