From Istanbul to the Kaz Mountains: Once a fashion designer, now the owner of 100 sheep!

Jasmina Šutkovic, a fashion designer of Montenegrin descent who worked in Istanbul, grew tired of metropolitan life and settled 8 years ago in the village of Yiğitler in the Bayramiç district, located on the northern slopes of the Kaz Mountains.

With no prior knowledge of agriculture or livestock, Jasmina Šutkovic bought 10 Merino sheep 8 years ago and began working as a shepherd.

Learning about agriculture and livestock from the villagers, Jasmina Šutkovic has become the owner of nearly 100 small ruminants in 8 years.

Having purchased several plots of land in the village and also beginning to lease fields, Jasmina Šutkovic has also learned to plant barley, oats, and wheat for her animals.

Stating that she can now only visit a big city as a guest, Šutkovic expressed her satisfaction with her life here, saying, "My adventure in village life, which I started with 10 sheep, has seen my flock size exceed one hundred breeding sheep in eight years, while I also cultivate the land I bought in the village. When I first started, I didn't even know the basics of sheep farming.

I had no knowledge beyond pets. Now, I consider myself half a veterinarian. I deliver my animals myself. I have been participating in the animal fairs held in the district for two years. A few other women like me also participate in this fair. I have been winning first place with the animals I raise for two years. Now, when people ask to get to know me, I tell them my mother is from Serbia, my father is from Montenegro, and I am from Bayramiç," she said.