Pratica di Shadowing: How Olive Oil Soap Is Still Made By Hand In Turkey - Impara a parlare inglese con YouTube

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This green liquid is what olive oil soap looks like before it hardens.
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This green liquid is what olive oil soap looks like before it hardens.
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Workers follow centuries-old techniques to handcraft nearly 8 million bars every year at this factory in southern Turkey.
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Handmade olive oil soap isn't only found here.
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It's still made in Lebanon and the West Bank.
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But the craft is under pressure,
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as industrial soap factories are squeezing out artisanal producers.
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Now in a shift, demand for more natural bath products is bringing some of these workshops back to life.
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In Ghaziantep's Nizip district, some shops export their bars to 25 countries around the world.
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So what does it take to make olive oil soap by hand?
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And how is this craft still standing?
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Dr. Olu Soaps is one of the largest producers of handmade olive oil soaps in Turkey.
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We will make the beauty of the natural oil in a way to clean the oil.
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Erhan's grandfather started this factory in 1965,
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and today it makes 8 tons of soap daily.
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The process of making these bars begins in fields like this one across Turkey.
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Here, olives are hand-picked from November to March.
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The first press extracts extra virgin olive oil,
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which is expensive and typically reserved for food.
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The leftover pulp is pressed again to produce parmesan oil.
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This is what soap makers use as their base.
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They boil it at nearly 180 degrees Celsius in these tanks,
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that are heated by steam instead of a direct flame.
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The mixture also contains trace amounts of palm oil.
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The third key ingredient is caustic soda,
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which causes the fat in the farmer's oil to break down and turn into soap.
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After two days of boiling in these 20-ton tanks,
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the mixture thickens into a smooth, glossy paste.
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Then, workers prepare for the next step,
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pouring the hot mixture onto the floor.
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They cover the surface with thin sheets of paper.
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It's a good thing.
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It's a good thing.
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Emin has been doing this for over 40 years,
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so he knows how dangerous this step can be.
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It's a good thing.
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If you put your hands on it, it's a good thing.
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I'll be careful with your eyes.
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Workers guide the flow until it's evenly distributed across each row.
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Before it's not broken, you need to stay here at night.
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One night.
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That overnight rest allows the soap to cool,
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settle and begin to harden.
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It's one of the many steps in the process that can't be rushed.
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So for workers like Emin,
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being patient is part of the job.
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Workers sweep the surface and scrape away any excess material before cutting begins.
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And the leftovers don't go to waste.
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They're used in the next batch.
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For this step, they wear soft leather shoes called meshed.
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They are handcrafted right here in Nizip and prevent the craftsmen from slipping or carrying dirt onto the soaps.
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Cutting is a team effort.
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They use a simple farming tool called a harrow to slice the soap into cubes.
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A physically demanding task.
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You're sitting and sitting and sitting.
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That's why it's a difficult job.
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I've done this job.
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I've done this job.
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But I've done this job.
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I've done this job.
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Every movement is precise.
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They cut each row, called a mashara,
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into roughly 1,400 to 2,500 soaps.
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Next comes stamping the bars with Dr. Olu's logo.
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This is a brand of brand.
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Umar has been doing this for 18 years.
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These days, it takes him under 10 minutes to stamp one rope.
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This is the same as I'm young.
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This entire floor is covered with soaps that have dried to the perfect consistency.
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And once they cut it,
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the smell of olives really hits you.
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Soap has been around in some shape or form for thousands of years.
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Some of the earliest versions date back to ancient civilizations like Babylon and Egypt,
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where people mixed fats with ash to create a basic cleansing substance.
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Olive oil soap came later around the 10th century,
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in cities like Aleppo and Nablus,
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which have remained at the center of the craft even to this day.
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By the 19th century, towns like Nizip,
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where olives grew in abundance,
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had established soap workshops, reflecting a growing local industry.
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Olive oil soap was no longer just a household item.
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It became a traded good.
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But in the 20th century, production methods changed.
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Industrial soaps and synthetic detergents began to take over.
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These products were faster and cheaper to make and didn't require months of drying or skilled manual labor.
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The rise of liquid soap added another challenge.
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It was seen as a more convenient and seemingly more hygienic alternative,
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shifting everyday use away from bar soap.
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But these mass-produced products can contain around 20 ingredients,
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including synthetic fragrances and coloring agents.
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while the formula for handmade olive oil soap has remained simple.
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Just olive oil, water, and caustic soda.
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Today, as consumers look for more natural products,
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these bars are finding a global market once again,
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especially among those with sensitive skin.
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And that's helping traditional soap makers in Lebanon and Palestine.
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These places are widely considered the birthplace of olive oil soap,
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with some workshops dating back a thousand years.
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But decades of conflict in the region,
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even till today, has hurt the industry.
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While the West Bank once had nearly 40 workshops,
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Al Shaka soap factory is one of 15 still operating.
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We visited it in 2020.
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Here, workers don't have hoses to spread the soap,
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So they carry the boiling hot liquid one bucket at a time.
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Then they individually measure and mark the surface before cutting.
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Bars from Nablus are more expensive because ingredient costs are higher.
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When someone comes to buy three bottles of soap,
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they find five bottles of soap in Turkey or Chinese.
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And in all the different types,
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they take five bottles of soap.
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Over in Lebanon, Masbanat Awaita is also one of the last soap makers operating in the region.
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Here, workers use powdered soap flakes instead of paper to keep the liquid from sticking to the cement.
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They bring buckets back and forth from the tanks about 700 times.
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It takes three hours to cover the floor with one batch of soap.
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Before cutting, they mark the boundaries by soaking this cord in dye and stretching it across the floor.
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Back in Turkey, museums like this one play a role in telling that story.
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This 400-year-old building was once a working soap factory.
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Now it attracts thousands of visitors a year.
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Each room reflects a different stage of the process,
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from the initial molding and cutting to the finished bars.
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These are the artists who are very skilled and skilled in the art of the artists.
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This kind of craftsmanship still exists in traditional soap factories today.
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And even as methods evolve,
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the need for soap hasn't changed.
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That's what Dr. Oluz is counting on to keep its factory going
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and the people who are interested in the interest of their interest.
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They are more beautiful for us.
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We are here for six months.
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We are here for six months.
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Each dome holds about 7,500 soaps.
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The design allows air to circulate evenly around every bar.
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So as you can see,
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every soap has some space between it and this is also empty in the middle.
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Over time, you can see the transformation.
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As the soap dries and ages, it actually changes color.
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This stack is a little lighter in color.
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This has been aging for a few weeks now,
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whereas this one is brand new,
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and it has this deep olive oil color.
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It's one of the clearest signs the soap has been made the traditional way.
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Drying it for six months gives the soap its hardness and its shelf life.
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In terms of the product,
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the soap can be used for longer-term,
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It means that it is more prepared to be used as a drink.
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Most of these soaps are sold in Turkey,
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but Dr. Olu also exports to countries such as Russia and China.
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But they can't make them all year round,
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only for the three to five months when olives are in season.
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So to stay competitive, they also produce some machine-made varieties with different ingredients like rose,
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clay and honey.
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For the workers here, keeping this tradition alive is a generational responsibility.
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I started this job when I was 11 or 12 years old.
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I taught this job even though I was born.
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I have two children.
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One is married and one is married.
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Two are here.
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We are here.
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We are learning about our children.
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We are learning about the school.
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We are learning about the future.
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We are learning about the future.
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Now, Erhan hopes his family's business and this craft will continue to grow.
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I believe that the nature will get the opportunity to bring the nature of the nature.

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