Fahri Adıyaman, a 67-year-old beekeeper from Ağaçdibi (Kehe) village near Hakkari, has been…

Fahri Adıyaman, a 67-year-old beekeeper from Ağaçdibi (Kehe) village near Hakkari, has been practicing beekeeping for nearly 60 years, a skill he learned from his father in childhood. He credits this profession for funding his children's education and considers beekeeping essential to his life. Adıyaman enhanced his knowledge by attending a beekeeping course offered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in 1985. Over the years, he balanced both livestock and beekeeping, but has faced challenges recently due to declining honey prices and rising costs, leading to a reduction in his hives from 380 to 180.