"Turkish village adventure helps lift Kurds out of poverty
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
MANY travellers to Turkey hop from hotels to museums to restaurants without ever sharing a meal with a local family or experiencing regional culture.
In Yovaceli - a tiny, hardscrabble village in southeast Turkey - a British woman, Alison Tanik, is trying to change this. The homestay program she runs on a volunteer basis is bringing visitors to the village, where they are able to experience life as guests of Kurdish families."
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