Turkey: Villagers who have been working as a grandfather for 4 centuries in Batman extract 150 tons of salt per week

Villagers who have been working as a grandfather for 4 centuries in the Kozluk district of Batman produce 150 tons of salt per week by the evaporation of the water they extract from the well. Villagers in the rural area of Kozluk obtain the salt from the natural spring waters in the mountains after long struggles in the summer heat. The rock salt obtained by the evaporation of the water in the collection pools they buy is offered for sale by the villagers in 50-kilogram bags to the surrounding provinces and districts for 150 TL. Saying that they are producing salt in Tuzlagözü village, village headman Eyüp Çelikoğlu said that they continue the profession inherited from their grandfathers. Noting that the majority of the villagers make their living from salt production, the headman Çelikoğlu said, "We have been extracting salt from here for 400 years. About 25 people work here. The history of this salt region goes back a long way. He said, "There are people who come to get salt ...