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My Volunteer Work

Along with producing cheese, tasting experiences and festivals are part of this precious culture.

My Volunteer Work

At the festivals I visited, I had the opportunity to meet many traditional producers of local cheese in Anatolia and taste their products.

I gave them voluntary support regarding the scientific content of their cheeses. Afterwards, there were many producers whose products I produced together, and I was with them until product labeling and packaging. One of them is the geographically marked ‘Divle Obruk Cheese’, which is among the top five cheeses in the world.

Another producer I voluntarily support is the ‘Çiçeklerin Özü (Essence of Flowers) Women’s Cooperative’. With the women’s cooperative, we revived the forgotten shirden cheese rennet in Hakkari. We conducted scientific studies of this ancient rennet, which we created and recorded the standard recipe with women in the magnificent mountains of Hakkari, and applied for a geographical indication registration certificate. With the rennet, which gained added value with label, packaging and nutritional value analyzes, we produced the region’s underground-ripened cheese (toprak altı peyniri) again. The women’s cooperative sells shirden cheese rennet and underground-ripened cheese, both contributing to the region and strengthening economically.

From the field

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