For years, scrap taps in the Kürtün district of Gümüşhane have been melted down and, with great effort, turned into 30 types of bells that are hung around the necks of animals and sold all over Turkey. Have you subscribed to our channel? 📌 http://bit.ly/IHA-Abone The “Kırkambar Industrial Yellow” colored bell, which is produced only in Kürtün in Turkey and by a master who migrated from here in Samsun, was once made in almost every household in the Cami Yanı neighborhood of the district, but their number is gradually decreasing because young people do not prefer this challenging profession. Taps, batteries, door handles and unused coins collected from scrap dealers in the region are first melted in a coal mine. The melted scrap material, which is poured into a mold made from number zero river sand specific to the region, is then, through many processes, worn as bells around the necks of sheep, goats, cows and dogs and used as decoration in homes and workplaces. In recent years, with the internet gaining acceptance in this field, producers who sell both wholesale and retail via social media to all corners of Turkey said that they have difficulty finding number zero river sand they use in the mold, which is the most important part of this business, due to dams. “We make nearly 30 types of bells” Muammer Düzgün, 24, who cast bells in his uncle’s business in the district center, stated that they learned the profession, which was inherited from their grandfathers, from their father and uncle, and said, “We have been making a living from this for years. Right now, we make these from scrap yellow. We supply this yellow from big cities such as Trabzon, Giresun, and Samsun. We take minerals that we call yellow, such as faucets, door handles, water batteries, unused coins, and these, and melt them into bells. We make these from river sand. Other than this sand, this casting is not done by any other private institutions. We have difficulty finding sand since the streams have been dammed. We melt the yellow in our coal mine. Then we pour the bell into the mold with the sand. We transfer the yellow to the mold in certain stages. We make nearly 30 types of bells depending on the size. We generally sell them over the internet. We sell them both wholesale and retail on social media. Handicrafts are the livelihood of this neighborhood. We embroider these bells we make onto beads. We sell them in an ornamental way. We produce for animal husbandry. The number of people doing this profession is gradually decreasing. Even if it does not end in 15-20 years, I think it will decrease a lot,” he said. “This profession will be extinct in 10-15 years” 50-year-old master Salim Düzgün stated that he has been doing this profession for 30 years and said, “I buy scrap yellow from Trabzon, faucets, batteries, valves. I melt these and make bells. It is recycled. We buy bells from scrap and make them. I cast bells, polish them, and bead the bells. This profession will be extinct in 10-15 years. No one has learned a single thing. The masters of the past make them. We take sand from the creek bank. We pour the yellow on top of it with a mold. We expand it, polish it, pull it, and fasten the inside. That’s where the sound comes from. It has manual adjustment but we can’t do it. Old masters used to adjust it. New masters don’t have this anymore. We’re busy lately. We usually do a lot of work on the plateau,” he said. #news #breakingnews #agenda ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Our İHA Current Channel, Where We Bring You Expert Opinions On Many Curious Topics 👇 📌 https://bit.ly/IHA-Aktuel İhlas News Agency Official Website 🌐 http://www.iha.com.tr Follow Us On Social Media! 📍 / iha.com.tr 📍 / ihacomtr 📍 / ihacomtr 📍 https://t.me/ihacomtr 📍 / ihacomtr To Reach Us 👇 🌐 https://www.iha.com.tr/iletisim