Selim Somçağ: If livestock collapses, Turkey will collapse
In 1980, there were 17 million bovines (cattle and buffalo), 68 million ovine (sheep and goat) animals in Turkey, and Turkey’s population was 44 million. While there was one bovine for every 2.5 people, there was 1.5 ovine per capita. So, on an average, there was a stock of livestock that would give every citizen […]