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Kaşıkçı Village - Ardanuç/Artvin In Traces of the Past - Life in a Snowy Village Maşo! Masho! Masho! Stop girl, stop! Masho, Masho! This is our lifestyle here. We are experiencing the biggest snowfall of the last 2 years. It was like that last year, the same way this year, but this year was different from last year. As it increases, everything increases; The grass increases, the feed increases, the hay also increases. We experience difficulties like this sometimes, but we have to try to continue our lives. This is actually our job. It started like this and continues like this. We're going to do it, we'll go as far as it goes. Good morning, uncle Cafer. -Sit down. What a mood! - Warm up well, Mehmet Ali. Did you make eggs? -Yes. Well done to you, uncle Cafer. May God never miss you. -Is that so, how far Mehmet Ali? Uncle Cafer, as far as he goes. -A dot will be placed somewhere. May God give you a long life. -May he give me a good life. Uncle Cafer, what do you say to this weather? -This weather will continue like this, Mehmet Ali. Will it continue? It has always been snowy until this week. If it rains, there will be trouble. -In what way? The road will be closed again, only you and I are here. My father is Hamza, my mother is Hediye. They raised us and made us this way. I am retired, thank God, I have no problems. I live in the village and I have 1-2 cows. I take care of them, that's how I spend my time. I have a very wonderful life. May God make it easy for future generations. Why? The fate of the next generation is not very good because nothing is natural. It's always chemical. You go to hospitals, they touch each other shoulder to shoulder. My wife passed away 23 years ago due to skin cancer. This is how I live my life. Thank God there are children. They went to Bursa. They let them off the hook here. No problems, thank God. Thank you to our state, thank you to our state. He finished agriculture. The farmer's job is not a job either. They saw that it was not going to happen. They went there, found their bread, and continue their lives. You wouldn't believe it, there used to be 250 animals in this village. Horse, ox, glass. Did you understand? There was a water buffalo. The village had 30 households. What did the educated people do because of financial difficulties? They haven't returned yet. He saw that life was difficult here. He didn't come, he isn't coming, the village is finished. In winter, young people would gather and sit together. They were sledding. Conversations abounded; There was eating, drinking, going, coming. In this way. Now, since that nation does not exist, we live here in such strange ways. In fact, retired people should come and live here for a few households, but they do not dare. Thank God, what is our government doing? The road is closed, we have electricity, it opens the road, there is a telephone and television. There is no problem in terms of life. Same resort, friend. My children miss this place very much, but they cannot come even though they have the opportunity. Thank God, I have one neighbor from Hopa. He has an animal. He usually looks after his pet here. We live here together in the winter, everyone goes to work in the spring. I am Mehmet Ali Altunkaya, I was born in 1986 in Artvin Hopa. I started this profession at the age of 17. Of course, what I call a profession is that we have been in this business since our ancestors. It continued like this from father to son, from son to grandchild. So we have been in this business for centuries. I have been continuing this profession for 22 years. I inherited it from my father. I am married and the father of two children. My wife currently lives in the city center due to weather conditions. He is currently sitting there for the education of the children. I am also engaged in animal husbandry here. I have sheep and goats, it's mixed. I have 200 animals. For now, we make our living with them. This is Ardanuç Kaşıkçı Village. The altitude is probably 1500. I'm not normally from here, I came here from Hopa. I have been in this village for 20 years. There is only me here and my neighbor Uncle Cafer upstairs. We spend the winter here with him. If God allows. Bismillah. Let's see. I get up early in the morning and pray. I have 2 cows and I go to them. I take care of them. I'll milk you and come back. It's 12 o'clock. The adhan is called, I perform my prayer again, I go and take care of the animals. They spill their grass on the ground. At 3 o'clock in the evening, I go back and take care of the animals again. In the evening, I go to bed and my neighbor comes. We will drink and lie down. Yes, winter is heavy this year. You see the snow falling, right guys? Didn't the mothers, fathers, grandparents of the people who left this place live here ? Really? Did they descend from the sky with range? Continue working for minimum wage. Are they right or wrong? What did their grandfathers, grandmothers, mothers and fathers do? What are you doing, uncle Cafer? -I started to churn, Mehmet Ali. Should I cross the street? -No, no. It's done one-sidedly, right? -Yes, you warm up late. I wasn't cold. -What? I wasn't cold. -I'll shake it and then you shake it, okay? Ok. Did you check inside to see if it's holding? -I haven't looked yet, Mehmet Ali, let me shake it up a bit. It makes a difference in this cold weather, right, Uncle Cafer? Of course it won't be easy. Is the oil better for this or the electric one? They cannot make this oil. Mehmet Ali? -Sir, Uncle Cafer? What did you do with the goats in this weather? What will the goats do? They ate their grass and drank their water. Well. They went in. -Not in their right place? Yes. I wonder, Mehmet Ali, if you leave them, will they go to the forest? Goats go, sheep cannot go, but goats go. This snow does not affect the goat. They have a hard time but they go. I wonder if wolves roam here now? It may or may not happen, but this is still a mountain. Okay, give me some and let me do it, Uncle Cafer. This never happened, blessed Mehmet Ali. Didn't it happen? It needs a little more swing. It's very cold, Mehmet Ali. Cream is cold, right? Cream is very cold. I added water to let the water heat up. It works with hot water, right? Of course, of course. It can't be otherwise. Isn't it because of the cold? It's leaking from here. Continue. You found the formula, uncle Cafer. Is it like this, Uncle Cafer? Leave it to me. Uncle Cafer, I don't know, I've never waved a churn. Have you never done it in the plateau, Mehmet Ali? No, who will do it in the plateau? One in a thousand. There is no such churn, they make it by machine. Technology has finished these works, uncle Cafer. Yes he finished. That's why there are so many people in hospitals, Mehmet Ali. That's it bro. What happened, girl, get out! The thing we loved most about this village was its fruits, but thank God, that too is about to end with the deterioration of nature. This is how life is with us. Politics destroyed the villages. Why did he finish it? Because citizens cannot make a living. Those who left were forced to earn minimum wage. They have to work there. Where should I put this, let me put it here. Let the water drain here. You're soft, you're so hard, you know? It used to be snow. Why? We would empty the chimneys once in the morning and once in the evening. It used to rain so much, is the snow now snow? Current snow is not snow. It's child's play. People don't come here anymore. There is the elderly part, but the elderly also have children and grandchildren. They're not coming for their grandchildren , they're coming to take care of them. Farming is over. Livestock farming is considered over in Artvin. Because the cost is very high. There is no one who does it, no one helps. These things are not easy alone. People who see these conditions inevitably migrate to big cities. They work there for minimum wage, but we don't know how much is enough for them or not. But as far as we see on television, the nation is rebelling. They want to come here, but because the order here is broken, they have to come here, but they can't because there is no order. For example, there are old houses here, and people come with the idea of ​​renovating them a bit, but the budget is not enough for that. How much change can they come here with minimum wage? I continue like this; I have 2 children, a daughter and a son. My daughter is going to 4th grade, my son started 1st grade. We are fighting for them. We have given up on ourselves, we are trying hard to educate our children for their future. I hope they will study and get a position. Wow you naughty! When I first came to this village, I was already 17 years old. This village was cheerful then, there were houses here. There was Uncle Cafer upstairs, there was Uncle Efral here. He passed away and now his son has a house here. There were 3-4 people in the opposite neighborhood. At that time, there were 10 houses here, but after the old part died, the houses remained empty and no one comes again. There is an uncle Cafer and the headman of our village, Figen Yazıcı, mows the meadows here in the summer. There is also Ayhan brother here, Ayhan Pehlivan. Those three take care of this pasture. They always make the meadow shape, the grass, the hay. As a native of the village, there is no one else doing this work. This is truly a very beautiful village. I've been here for 20 years. I don't want to leave here, even if I go, the people of the village won't leave me, they tell me to stay. We are intimate. Whether I'm one of them or not, it doesn't matter to us. Eat, son, eat. Eat, you will develop us, there is nothing to do. We give it to you, and you give it to us. Everything is mutual. According to him. You contribute to it, it contributes to you. We did it until this year, thank God. May God not let stones touch your nails. This year I sold 100 sheep with lambs. I bought a house and settled myself. I settled my family and children. This is the work of the prophet, this is the fruitful work. The man who does this will not go hungry. You won't have any financial problems either, you can sell one and still meet your own needs. You are the police officer, therefore you are responsible for the herd. May they all be safe when I come. Okay, my eyes, come on. Come in and sleep under there. I told you to wait, why should you come now? From where? I told you to wait there. Gee. I don't know, there are no cows, no sheep, no horses, no dogs, no sound, it's deserted here. So, of course, people are inevitably weird. But there is nothing we can do, and since there is no one there, we have no way of bringing anyone here by force. Here again, small livestock farming is good. According to this period, animal husbandry is still good. In order to do this, there must be a village environment. Despite the difficult conditions, we reduced our costs again , thank God. The current generation is not very friendly either. Nobody goes to anyone much. They barely say hello. Culture is considered over. The old is over, there is no new. In order to keep the culture of "no creator, no destroyer" alive, we need to keep this alive. You will have animals, you will have sheep. There will definitely be something at your door, but if there isn't, it means there is no culture. Put it here. Do I put it there? Just get out of there for a bit. Don't let it sink or slip, Mehmet Ali. Let me love your eyes. Take your gloves, Mehmet Ali. He doesn't want it, leave it alone, Uncle Cafer. There's no need to go that deep. This snow will fall again. Mehmet Ali, it's a bit of a collapse there too. Mehmet Ali? Look at me Let's see, this continues from grandfather to father, from father to son. We don't know if those after us will do it or not. Mehmet Ali, there is no need to light the stove, come. Have you placed the animals? Go up. Masho, Masho, Masho!