![Turkish craftsmen Yenal Yorgun (R) and Mustafa Alkan (L) make clay pots in Cappadocia's Avanos district, Nevsehir, Turkey on 5 February 2019 [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/19-02-04-pottery-turkey20190205_2_34761545_41356482.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Pottery in Cappadocia's Avanos")
Turkish craftsmen Yenal Yorgun (R) and Mustafa Alkan (L) make clay pots in Cappadocia’s Avanos district, Nevsehir, Turkey on 5 February 2019 [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]
![Turkish craftsmen Yenal Yorgun (R) and Mustafa Alkan (L) make clay pots in Cappadocia's Avanos district, Nevsehir, Turkey on 5 February 2019 [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/19-02-04-pottery-turkey20190205_2_34761545_41356481.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Pottery in Cappadocia's Avanos")
Turkish craftsmen Yenal Yorgun (R) and Mustafa Alkan (L) make clay pots in Cappadocia’s Avanos district, Nevsehir, Turkey on 5 February 2019 [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]
![Turkish craftsmen Yenal Yorgun (R) and Mustafa Alkan (L) make clay pots in Cappadocia's Avanos district, Nevsehir, Turkey on 5 February 2019 [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/19-02-04-pottery-turkey20190205_2_34761545_41356480.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Pottery in Cappadocia's Avanos")
Turkish craftsmen Yenal Yorgun (R) and Mustafa Alkan (L) make clay pots in Cappadocia’s Avanos district, Nevsehir, Turkey on 5 February 2019 [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]
![Turkish craftsmen Yenal Yorgun (R) and Mustafa Alkan (L) make clay pots in Cappadocia's Avanos district, Nevsehir, Turkey on 5 February 2019 [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/19-02-04-pottery-turkey20190205_2_34761545_41356479.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Pottery in Cappadocia's Avanos")
Turkish craftsmen Yenal Yorgun (R) and Mustafa Alkan (L) make clay pots in Cappadocia’s Avanos district, Nevsehir, Turkey on 5 February 2019 [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]
![Turkish craftsmen Yenal Yorgun (R) and Mustafa Alkan (L) make clay pots in Cappadocia's Avanos district, Nevsehir, Turkey on 5 February 2019 [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/19-02-04-pottery-turkey20190205_2_34761545_41356478.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Pottery in Cappadocia's Avanos")
Turkish craftsmen Yenal Yorgun (R) and Mustafa Alkan (L) make clay pots in Cappadocia’s Avanos district, Nevsehir, Turkey on 5 February 2019 [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]
![Yorgun and Alkan use the red clay collected from Kizilirmak ("red river") and sell their finish products to Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Qatar and Iraq. in Cappadocia's Avanos district, Nevsehir, Turkey on 5 February 2019 [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/19-02-04-pottery-turkey20190205_2_34761545_41356477.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Pottery in Cappadocia's Avanos")
Yorgun and Alkan use the red clay collected from Kizilirmak (“red river”) and sell their finish products to Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Qatar and Iraq. in Cappadocia’s Avanos district, Nevsehir, Turkey on 5 February 2019 [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]
![Turkish craftsmen Yenal Yorgun and Mustafa Alkan (not seen) make clay pots in Cappadocia's Avanos district, Nevsehir, Turkey on 5 February 2019 [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/19-02-04-pottery-turkey20190205_2_34761545_41356476.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Pottery in Cappadocia's Avanos")
Turkish craftsmen Yenal Yorgun and Mustafa Alkan (not seen) make clay pots in Cappadocia’s Avanos district, Nevsehir, Turkey on 5 February 2019 [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]
![Turkish craftsmen Yenal Yorgun (front) and Mustafa Alkan (rear) make clay pots. Yorgun and Alkan use the red clay collected from Kizilirmak ("red river") and sell their finish products to Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Qatar in Cappadocia's Avanos district, Nevsehir, Turkey on 5 February 2019 [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/19-02-04-pottery-turkey20190205_2_34761545_41356475.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Pottery in Cappadocia's Avanos")
Turkish craftsmen Yenal Yorgun (front) and Mustafa Alkan (rear) make clay pots. Yorgun and Alkan use the red clay collected from Kizilirmak (“red river”) and sell their finish products to Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Qatar in Cappadocia’s Avanos district, Nevsehir, Turkey on 5 February 2019 [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]
![Turkish craftsmen Yenal Yorgun and Mustafa Alkan (not seen) make clay pots in Cappadocia's Avanos district, Nevsehir, Turkey on 5 February 2019 [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/19-02-04-pottery-turkey20190205_2_34761545_41356483.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Pottery in Cappadocia's Avanos")
Turkish craftsmen Yenal Yorgun and Mustafa Alkan (not seen) make clay pots in Cappadocia’s Avanos district, Nevsehir, Turkey on 5 February 2019 [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]
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