Buildings collapse in time, but what truly keeps a village alive is people's memories. This page is set aside to record the stories, customs, nicknames and lived experiences told by the villagers.
"Those who left the village sometimes return and wander among their old houses and schools, remembering days gone by."— An observation about Ulukale
Whose house was which, where each family name comes from, who migrated where? Let's map the village's people together.
Sayings, melodies and family nicknames particular to the village, and the stories behind them.
The mulberry harvest, the queue at the mill, wedding customs, festivals, days of collective work.
The village's dishes, mulberry molasses, winter preparations and recipes handed down from grandmothers.
The years spent at the village school, teachers, classmates and photographs from those days.
Migration, natural disasters, important years — the moments that changed the village's fate.
A short memory, a name, a date... whatever you remember is valuable. Write it below and let's add it to the archive.