Kars, Turkey
Photographs from six villages selected for their high development potential
Boğatepe

Bulanik

Büyük Çatma

Boğatepe

Road to Boğatepe

Lake Aygır on the way to Boğatepe

Boğatepe Village

A farmhouse from Russian period

Stables from Russian period

Interior view of stable

A farm compound in Boğatepe

A modern stable building

Interior view of modern stable building

Animal feed

Stables from Russian period in the same compound

Interior of former stables is utilized for storage and an oven is built

Dairy facilities in the same compound not used in winter season

Storage space for dairy produce
Architecture of farmhouse in the compound
Cheesemaker in Boğatepe

Cheese production in Boğatepe.

Carpets in the farmhouse from the village

Another carpet with same design but different colors
Bulanik

Village of Bulanık

A farmhouse in Bulanık village

Going to fetch water when pipes are frozen

Stables from Russian period

Our team member in conversation with women and kids in Bulanık village

Villagers discussing the problems of stables with the team

Interior of a stable

Villagers in front of a stable

The interior of a former stable is renovated with a new layout

The exterior view of the renovated stable

A bull has been recently purchased

Site of pasture improvement project in winter times

Houses in Bulanik
Büyük Çatma
Approach to Büyük Çatma Village
Büyük Çatma Village

Farm houses

A newly born calf

Poor conditions inside of a stable

One of the houses: Kitchen
Our team in conversation with villagers in the livingroom
A stable

Men having a discussion in Büyük Çatma
Çakmak

Cilehane

Kockoyu

Çakmak

Approach to Çakmak village
Main road of Çakmak village from Russian period

Farmhouses
The only dairy in Çakmak village

Çakmak cheese home made special of the village

Çakmak cheese stored in buckets over the winter
Cilehane

Village of Cilehane set in the valley

Milder climate in the valley and sheeps grazing in the distance

Entering the village among poplar trees

A village house

A small mill building

Interior of small mill with grinding stone still in operation

Canal system to divert stream to machines operable in spring time

Mill-house of Cilehane village

The machinery: Grinding and packing

Dried fruit produced in the village

Approach to Cilehane village from Paslı mountain pass
Kockoyu

Kockoyu village is well known for its carpets from un dyed wool

An older carpet from the times when root dyes were easier to obtain

A century old carpet hung on a wall

Smaller carpets utilized as cushions

A cushion
A mother and girl weaving a carpet

Tool used for spinning of threads

Designs of carpets are drawn on metric paper

Farmhouses

View of the village from the Mayor's farm

Kockoyu

Road to Kockoyu

Scenery along the road

Washed and dried wool

Tool used for combing wools
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