Tag Archives: Turkey

An Ancient Tree, A Modern Struggle

Article by PhD. Dilşen OKTAY ERTEM Olive trees have always been woven into Anatolia’s soil and imagination. They are not merely agricultural assets but living archives: symbols of life, wealth, continuity and hope. Nowhere is that continuity more tangible than in Türkiye’s Southeastern region, historically known as Upper Mesopotamia, where the knowledge of olive cultivation …