Kamil Işık, who left city life in Van and settled in Övecik neighborhood of Çatak, increased…

Kamil Işık, who left city life in Van and settled in Övecik neighborhood of Çatak, increased his hive count to 350 with government support and produces about 2 tons of honey annually. Before harvest, he received orders from domestic customers and Croatia, planning to send nearly 200 kilograms of honey to Croatia.

36-year-old Işık, who worked in food trade in Van for 13 years, moved to rural Çatak with his wife and four children four years ago. Deciding to do beekeeping at the foothills of Kato Mountain, he attended beekeeping training organized by the Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Directorate and obtained a certificate. He benefited from the Ministry of Agriculture's Rural Development program with support for 30 hives and increased his hives to 350.