Oymaagac 09-13 by Heiner Straesser

in the village of Oymaagac: This is a small village with a long history in northern Turkey. Here was Nerik, the holy city of the Hittite empire about 3500 years ago. Tobacco is the main income of the families. In 2009 the people got 2.5€ for 1kg of dried leafs. In 2010 the small mosque had been pulled down to build a bigger "modern" one. In the middle of construction money went out and the people had to give their savings to continue.