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    ORGANIC LIFE!

    Thousands year ago, human kind discovered one of the most greatest invention; Fertilizer...

    There are two best quality fertilizer in the world. The first one is known as Guano which is produced by bats and the second one is Pigeon Fertilizer which produced by birds. These droppings are so fertile because their acid average is too low on the other hand the nutrition is really high. Therefore we have a question in our hand. How human kind discovered fertilizer?

    As you know people discovered agriculture during the Neolitihic Age which date backs to 9.000 B.C.
    Unfortunately we don't have many sources about this subject from that time. However we have Sumerians (4000 B.C.). We do know, there are some evidences that Sumerians used fertilizer while they were agriculturing.

    So these people discovered to use animal droppings as a fertilizer. Haven't they tried to use their own. Yes they did but when we are talking about history please think like it's timing. Probably they used human fertilizer but human droppings have lots of harmful bacterias. As well as it is really fertile. At last when they experienced with diseases, they stopped using it. Eventually they returned back to use animal fertilizers.

    Let me ask you one question. I can not predict your age but do you feel taste difference between the fruits that you had when you were child and now?

    The answer is "Yes" right? Approximately 11.000 years of organic fertilizer applied soil until 1840. Starting from this date, people started to apply artificial (chemical) fertilizer.

    In fact it's not totally a problem. Artificial Fertilizers have really great benefits as well. The growth of population in the world right now is humungous. It would be quite impossible to feed this number of people only with organic fertilizer. If we need to be clear, there is only one way for this problem; Artificial Fertilizer.

    Well, why artificial fertilizer is this much popular? Time, labour and money... These three are probably the best way to answer this question.

    Long story short, when you apply artificial fertilizer to your field, you have to sprinkle it once or twice in a year. However, if you do the same thing with organic fertilizer, you have to do the same process at least 5 or even 6 times.

    That's why organic fruits and vegetables are way more expensive than others. Less time, labour and money...


    HISTORY of ARTIFICIAL (CHEMICAL) FERTILIZER

    Until 1840, organic fertilizer system have been used by people. German chemist Justus von Liebig managed to change this system. This genius chemist, figured and proved nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium's growth effect on plants. Just three years after this discovery, British John B. Lawes improved the work and invented super phosphorus.

    The world was too happy with this discovery and didn't missed the chance. In a decade, European factories started to produce super phosphorus immidiately. Eventually, on the second half of the 19th century artificial fertilizer, slowly applied on fields. But the real production started right after the World War II. How about in Turkey?

    Mustafa Kemal Atatürk the founder of modern Turkey, ordered to produce artificial fertilizer in Karabuk Steel and Iron Factory in 1939. However until 1960's peasants didn't demand. The real hit happened after 1970, when the private sector took place. Nowadays artificial fertilizer production is millions of tons in Turkey.

    PIGEON NESTS in CAPPADOCIA


     After this short(!) artificial fertilizer history, we can answer our main question. Why Pigeon Nests Built in Cappadocia?

    First of all, it's quite impossible to give an exact date for these pigeon nests. However, if we are going to presumptive, the nests inside of the valleys could be much older than the others. Please do not forget, this is not a proven information.

    When you look at the nests facades, you can easily see they look different. Eventually these are two pieces of the same pigeon nest. You can check out how do they look from outside in Photo 1 - A.

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    Photo 1 - A



    The exterior of the nests look like this. These doors built to protect the pigeons from wild life.
    When you go inside of these, you'll see a chamber with holes like this in Photo 1 - B

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    Photo 1 - B



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