Istanbul`s hipster exodus: city dwellers head for the country
(The Guardian Turkey)

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 Çanakkale 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. Related: Turkish Airlines is switching to a new Istanbul airport - all in 45 hours Related: Orhan Pamuk and Elif Shafak: Istanbul, city of dreams and nightmares Continue reading...