How a sports festival shows the new face of Turkey's Cukurca, one of the terror hit border districts
As the rafting team of Cukurca district in eastern Turkey reached the finish line of the turbulent Zap River, they jumped into the muddy waters in celebration.
Although the district is marred by violence, where the Turkish army has lost the highest number of its soldiers to the PKK terror attacks since 1984, there's still hope in the region. Ibrahim Maranligil, a 36-year-old businessman from Erzurum, and an off-road driver for nearly 10 years, was one of the participants in the festival, which has been held between May 2 and May 5.
“The cheapest vehicle is valued nearly $50,000 and the most expensive one costs close to $160,000,” Maranligil toldThe Cukurca experience has been a mind-boggling experience for off-road drivers coming to the event from Turkey’s western provinces, Maranligil said.
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