Article 4HSWJ Istanbul's hipster exodus: city dwellers head for the country

Istanbul's hipster exodus: city dwellers head for the country

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Bethan McKernan in Çanakkale
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High unemployment and living costs are driving people from the metropolis - but some rural residents aren't happy about the new arrivals

Su Ava has been up since 5am. There have been new lambs to check on, goats, cats and dogs to feed, beehives to inspect, orders to fill, and she has also made a visit to her under-construction workshop.

Her current life making and selling cheese, honey and tahini in Turkey's beautiful ianakkale region could not be more different to her old one in Istanbul. The work can be exhausting but, Ava says, she would not give it up for anything.

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