# Turkish women preserving traditional yufka making

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/turkish-women-preserving-traditional-yufka-making
> Updated: 2026-10-25T06:45:51.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2.

In various regions of Turkey, women are utilizing the ‘imece’ system—a method of collective labor—to maintain the traditional practice of making yufka (flatbread).

In Manisa, a group of women aged 60 to 80 gather to prepare dough and cook thin sheets over wood fires for Ramadan consumption. Participants expressed concern that changing lifestyles and the demands of younger generations may lead to the disappearance of this cultural practice.

Similarly, in Kayseri, women gather at dawn to prepare winter yufka. This process involves kneading dough to rest overnight before rolling it into thin sheets and cooking it on wood-heated tandoors. To ensure an organic product, the bread is made using wheat harvested from local fields and flour from local mills.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-25: Kayseri women maintain traditional yufka bread making

Women in Kayseri's Yeşilhisar district are using communal labor to prepare traditional organic yufka bread for the winter.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/kayseri-women-maintain-traditional-yufka-bread-making

### 2026-10-07: Women in Manisa preserve 50-year-old Ramadan yufka tradition

Eleven women in Manisa's Karaoğlanlı neighborhood are preserving a 50-year-old tradition of making Ramadan yufka, fearing they may be the last generation to practice the custom.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/women-in-manisa-preserve-50-year-old-ramadan-yufka-tradition

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