The story of how Turkey’s Cukurca, where frequent PKK attacks made life unbearable for decades, became a place for tahini production and rafting
On a bright April day, District Governor Temel Ayca visits a newly renovated 400-year-old sesame mill on the outskirts of Cukurca, a border district in eastern Turkey.
“In order to realise the Zap brand project, we needed a mill, and there was just one active mill in the village of Narli at the entrance of the town,” Ayca toldTemel Ayca, Cukurca's district governor, has restored a 400-year old sesame mill, reactivating it for tahini production. Through Zap, Ayca not only envisions building a self-sufficient agricultural community but also aims to develop an online shopping app to commercialise local farmers’ products both inside and outside Turkey.
One of the Turkish army posts along the mountainous Turkish-Iraqi border in Hakkari's Cukurca, Turkey. So far, 30 farmers have signed the contract to cultivate 1,065,000 square metres of farmland for the Zap project. “With the launch of the project, we were able to open up three neighbourhoods for resettlement,” Ayca said.
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