A Bristol mum ‘upped sticks’ with her husband to farm in the Turkish mountains, taking along their six kids and bringing another two into the world while they lived there. Emma Isik, who moved back to Bristol with her family last year, has now reflected on their "tough but idyllic" lifestyle after years of living off-grid in the Gaziantep area.
Emma, now a mum-of-eight, is the star in a documentary which won at the Frankfurt Turkish Film Festival on Monday (June 12). It followed some of the family's journey, which began back in 2016 when they moved from their comfortable home in Bristol.
Admitting she was initially reluctant, Emma said: “My husband Mehmet is Turkish and had the grand idea to pick up sticks and go, as he had grown up on a farm and wanted to go back to his roots. Going from a city life to a farm was a massive culture shock.”
