Turkey: Çukurca's tahini obtained from sesame seeds milled in a 400-year-old mill exceeded the boundaries

Tahini, which is obtained by grinding sesame seeds in a historical stone mill in Hakkari's Çukurca district on the border of Iraq, on the land where no medicine was used before, draws attention with its naturalness and taste. In the district, where products such as figs, pomegranates, rice and persimmon are grown due to its mild climate, the "Zap Valley Project", which was implemented 3 years ago with the support of the District Governorship and the municipality, continues to provide added value to farmers. The District Governorship, which offers products grown with natural methods for sale under the brand "Zap", gave purchase guarantees for some items so that farmers can make more production in the virgin lands of the district. The production of sesame, which is one of these products, which was around 2.5 tons in the city before, has increased four times with the expansion of the cultivation areas as well as the support given. It is ground in a 400-year-old mill The sesame seeds, ...