10.06.2026 22:21
Feryal Haşlak, who left her food wholesale business in Istanbul and settled in a village in Bayburt 8 years ago, expanded the tarragon production she started as a hobby and began exporting it abroad. Haşlak aims to make Bayburt the center of this field with tarragon, whose retail price per kilogram reaches 2,000 liras.
Feryal Haşlak from Bartın settled in Istanbul after marrying her husband İbrahim Haşlak. The Haşlak couple, who worked in wholesale food distribution in this city for many years, decided to return to their village 8 years ago.
Settling in the village of Yedigözeler, affiliated with the central district of Bayburt, which is İbrahim Haşlak's ancestral home, the family took action to make use of the inherited lands.
IT STARTED AS A HOBBY, NOW THEY EXPORT ABROAD
Feryal Haşlak said she initially started growing vegetables as a hobby in the village. Haşlak, stating that she later wanted to make use of their approximately 20 acres of idle land, mentioned that she sought information on farming from relatives and neighbors in the village.
Haşlak noted that she turned to the production of tarragon grown by women in Bayburt, saying, "I only tried to be the voice of this product. We work together with our women at every stage, from production to processing, from field to packaging, and we make their labor visible. We have done good work. For the last 4 years, we have been exporting tarragon. We work with producers in our village and neighboring villages. I try to set an example for our youth to make use of empty lands in their villages. I also tell women who want to produce in their village, 'Instead of working for someone else, create your own production.'"
“THE KILO REACHES 2 THOUSAND LIRAS AT RETAIL”
Haşlak drew attention to tarragon being a high-yield product, stating, "We get an average of 150-200 kilograms of dried product per acre per year. We sold the kilogram wholesale for 500-550 liras last year, and it reaches 1000 to 2 thousand liras at retail. It can be harvested 3 times a year."
Haşlak, expressing that her goal is to make Bayburt a center for tarragon production, said: "God willing, we will succeed. I believe this because we are not where we started. We have come a long way. I aim to pass on our special plant, tarragon, which has been the cultural heritage of our ancestors for centuries, to our youth as a heirloom investment. God willing, we will represent our country in the best way with our product. God has granted us to advance further than we started, may He grant us to go even further."