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Oltu stone, from Erzurum, commonly used in ornaments and jewels, had been facing extinction due to unresolved production problems which had led to job losses for many people involved with the  oltu stone business.

 

This project aimed to revitalize jewellery and ornamets made of the oltu stone for commercial, social, and cultural development. At the time, a Bilgi University student (2003), I prepared a feasible project for the stone. The  project was made possible with the support of UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) and Atatürk University – Erzurum Entrepreneurship Support Project.

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In parallel with the project, I also designed a jewellery collection, Oltu.