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(ENG BELOW) Tahtacıs are an Alevi Turkmen group who are mostly engaged in woodworking in the mountainous regions close to the coast of the western and southern coasts of Turkey. Although historical sources are not definitive, they continued their lives in these regions for hundreds of years during the Ottoman Period. Today, many Tahtacı Turkmens still live in the same lands... The documentary “Ağaçeriler/Tahtacı Türkmenleri”, which was produced between 2013-2016, covers the daily lives and traditions of the Tahtacıs who live in the mountainous regions close to the coast of the western and southern coasts of Turkey. Tahtacıs, who spend their lives in the mountainous region by forestry, struggle with the limited social opportunities in this isolated region and continue their traditions as a closed community. The documentary bears witness to many rituals such as Sarıkız visits, Hıdırellez festivals that last for 3 days and 3 nights, which are important religious activities of the Tahtacı culture, as well as general gatherings, such as the “death breath” recited at funerals. Agacheri Turks: The Woodmen of Anatolia The woodmen are a group of Alevi Turkmen occupied with woodwork and living in the mountainous region close to the western and southern shores of Turkey. Although the historical sources are not definite, they have lived in this region for centuries, since the Ottoman times. A large number of Turkic woodmen continue their livelihood in these very locations. The production of the documentary took place between 2013 and 2016 and is primarily about the daily lives and the traditions of the Turkic Woodmen living in the mountainous region close to the western and southern shores of Turkey. In this mountainous region, the woodmen make their livelihood through forestry and struggle with the limited possiblities provided in this isolated region, while, at the same time, upholding their traditions. The film not only documents the Woodmen's traditional events such as the Sarıkız visits, the Hıdırellez Holiday that lasts 3 days and 3 nights, but also acts as a witness to the traditional prayer read during funerals.