Erdogan’s ‘New Turkey’ Has Left Millions Unmoored
The massive shift away from agrarian lifestyles has destabilized the country’s food supply and cost many their livelihoods.
By Cagan Koc
March 28, 2019, 1:30 AM EDT
The quiet is nagging at Hasan Gormez as he sips a traditional Turkish black tea outside a cafe in Yeniceabat, a hamlet about a two-hour drive south of Istanbul. “Back in the day, the village coffee shop was filled with happy farmers joking around,” says Gormez, 48, who works 30 acres he inherited from his family. “Now everyone here is upset about the economy, and our kids are gone.”
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