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Our cooperative was established under the Ministry of Trade on December 7, 2020, in the Çankaya district of Ankara, Turkey. It is a women's initiative cooperative. We, 15 female friends who have worked in various sectors and positions, came together to establish this cooperative. Our goal here is to contribute to the importance of nutrition in today's world, and to increase our knowledge and workforce, as well as that of the women we can reach, especially those in need, while doing so.

When we first decided to establish a cooperative, we had the idea of producing and selling bread in mind. However, after some research, we realized that the real challenge was not in production but in marketing the product. Therefore, our primary intention is to purchase various products from farmers in both the Ankara region and other areas, and work with women to add value to these products and facilitate their marketing. We believe that this will provide employment opportunities for both farmers and women in the region who may not be able to earn a living. When we decided to establish ALFA ARGE, our goal was also to evaluate products that exist in Turkey but are not well-known and therefore cannot enter the market. In our research, we discovered that there are products in our country that are not used because they are not well-known, and foreigners buy them at low prices, process them in their own countries, and then sell the processed products back to us at high prices. Here, our aim is to identify these products, process them, and export them. This way, we aim to create employment and export our country's values in processed form. Over the years, and this won't take too long, we want to expand our cooperative as we identify more diverse products.

"My belief is that there is undoubtedly strength in unity. To establish a cooperative is to bring together financial and moral strength, intelligence, and skill. I'm not talking about the union of a weak with a strong. Such a union would mean the weak becoming a captive to the strong. When you consider the population, life, and existence of Turkey, I have no doubt that the benefits and advantages resulting from unity will be immense. Those who think that the personal interests of producers will be compromised by coming together will naturally complain."

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Izmir, February 1, 1931.

We also believe in the power of unity and mutual benefit. We believe that production, and the growth that comes from working together with those around you, shoulder to shoulder, is the foundation of sound belief. While doing this, we found it appropriate to take on the marketing part, thinking that leaving production in capable hands, with the real producers, would benefit them more. Our priority is to combine our knowledge and strength with other women's cooperatives that engage in production and contribute to each other.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk “Dünya yüzünde gördüğümüz her şey kadının eseridir” diyerek Türk toplumunda kadının yerini ortaya koymuştur. Güçlü bir devlet olmak için kadınlarımızın her konuda yükselmelerini ve emeklerinden para kazanmalarını sağlamak, eğitimlerini vererek onları ticaret hayatına kazandırmak toplumun öncelikli hedefi olmalıdır.

As a part of our citizenship duties, we believe it is incredibly important to reduce female poverty and implement mechanisms that will integrate women into the workforce, considering the point global competition has reached. Our priority is to help women whose freedom to read and work has been taken away, especially in the places we can reach, to become part of socio-economic life and support the development of alternative development models based on women's leadership. As a women's cooperative, we want to enable women who have not had the opportunity to earn a living from their own efforts and, where necessary, provide them with education through classes, courses, and seminars.