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Walking With Nomads
Meet, Work and Walk with Turkey’s
Nomadic Yörük People
Award Winning Cultural Tour
Our
thoughts
and
feelings
about
a
nomadic
way
of
life
lie
deep
in
the
sub-conscious
cortex
of
our
brains.
Despite
the
rapid
development
of
modern
life
there
is
still
a
vestigial
part
of
our
minds
and
our
souls
that
still
ties
us
to
our
nomadic
ancestry.
You
may
think
that
the
huge
commercial
enterprises
of
Knorr
and
Maggi
were
the
inventors
of
packet
soups,
but
for
centuries
sun-dried
produce
has
been
packed
and
carried
by
the
nomadic
Yörük,
to
produce a soup that is a staple of their diet.
Our
award
winning
tour
takes
a
small
group
on
a
journey
into
their
ancestral
past.
We
will
meet,
eat,
work,
walk
and
play
with
the
Yörük
people
of
the
hinterland
of
Lycia.
Walking
on
ancient
migration
paths
we
will
witness
life
on
the
Yayla
(high
pastures)
of
the
Toros
Mountains.
Try
your
hand
at
traditional
skills
such
as
making
syrups
from
grapes
and
carob,
making
tahini,
baking
bread
from
your
own
ground
flour.
These
are
not
cute
mock-ups
done
for
tourists,
these
are
the day-to-day skills that support the life of the Yörük today.
This
is
not
a
walking
holiday
this
is
a
cultural
tour
that
takes
you
deep
into
a
vanishing
lifestyle.
The
Yörük
are
a
relaxed
and
ultra
hospitable
people
with
warm
hearts
and
a
ready
smile.
They
are
fiercely
proud
and
protective
of
their
values
and
culture
and
you
will
make many new friends on our journey.
We
will
experience
traditional
food
prepared
from
wonderfully
fresh
local
incredients
and
be
inspired
by
the
the
awesome
scenery
and
surroundings
of
the
Yayla
and
the
coastal
villages
of
Lycia.
This
is
an
area
steeped
in
ancient
history
with
many
turbulent
periods.
Today
the
Yörük
face
many
new
challenges
to
their
traditional
lifestyle
and
we
will
learn
how
their
resillience
and
inventive
spirit
are
combining
to
protect
their
culture
and
lifestyle,
whilst
adopting
new
skills
and
techniques.
The
Yörük
are
a
nomadic
people
but
many
have
settled
on
the
coast
in
fishing
villages
and
on
agricultural
land
near
to
the
coast,
where
many
now
live
semi-nomadic
lives.
Their
culture
is
maintained
in
these
areas
and
is
celebrated
at
Nomad
Festivals.
Colourful
affairs
featuring
parades and exhibitions of livestock are the order of the day. The prowess of camels is also celebrated with camel wrestling events in many parts of Turkey.
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