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“Salt mines should be opened to health tourism” Haber

“Salt mines should be opened to health tourism”

The Cappadocia region, which is on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List and hosts more than 4 million visitors a year with its fairy chimneys, interesting rock formations, valleys, underground and aboveground rock cities, has recently come to the fore with its salt mine. The salts extracted from the salt mine in Tuzköy District of Gülşehir district revealed many health benefits. It is on the agenda that the opened salt caves will be used for health tourism in the near future. Çankırı Karatekin University Faculty of Engineering Department of Food Engineering Associate Professor Hüdayi Ercoşkun said that salt mines in Turkey should be opened to health tourism. Examining the salt mines, Ercoşkun said, “About 50 million years ago, the Anatolian plateau we were on was under the sea. While the Tethys Sea had European and Asian plateaus in the north, Arabian and African plateaus in the south, the Anatolian plateau was completely under the sea. From the north, Europe and Asia are pressing south. From the south, the Arabian plateau presses towards the north. As a result, our Aegean mountains are formed together with the Taurus Mountains and the Black Sea Mountains. As a result of this pressure, the Anatolian plateau rises from under the sea. However, a long time passes and an inland sea forms in Anatolia. In this inland sea, when the seas are the cleanest and there are no pollutants, the water gradually dries up and the sea water turns into salt. "There is no element that threatens human health in this salt" Stating that the starting point of salt mines in Anatolia is Çankırı, Associate Professor Hüdayi Ercoşkun said, “There is a chain of mines in Anatolia that goes all the way to Iğdır. We took samples from all salt mines in Turkey. We examined whether there are heavy metals, radioactive elements in the samples we took, or whether microplastics are contaminated during processing. In our studies, we have determined that there are no residues that threaten human health in the salt. In order to deepen these studies, we decided to take more salt samples and continue our work.” "New technology is used in the salt village" Stating that the technologies of the salt mines in Iğdır, Kağızman and Çankırı are old, Ercoşkun said, “The village salt mine follows the new technology. Dynamite is not used. Dynamite can cause ammonium and nitrates in the salt to remain in the explosion. The fact that no motor vehicles enter the mine prevents the absorption of exhaust gases.” "Salt mines were formed in 35 million years" Stating that the salt mines on the Anatolian plateau were formed in approximately 35 million years, Ercoşkun said, “When we look at the walls of the mine, we see a wavy pattern. Between each of these waves there is a period of one year. While the inland sea of Anatolia we are talking about dries up, it dries up more in summer. For this reason, the summer months appear whiter. In the winter months, the dry places are darker. Thus, a zebra pattern is formed. The time elapsed between the two patterns is one year. The period we are talking about is about 35 million years. "Salt dust clears the lungs" Underlining that the health benefits of salt mines have been proven by scientific studies, Associate Professor Ercoşkun said, “You are far from all radiation in salt mines. You are away from cell phone signals, radio and television signals, the radiation of the sun. Therefore, being away from those is a serious comforting factor. However, since there is salt everywhere in the salt mines, there are also those that are ground at the micron level. When we walk in the mine, we inhale this salt into our lungs. Since the salt going to our lungs goes up to our alveoli, it draws the water around the alveoli and causes the alveoli to be washed. The first scientific study was carried out Explaining the scientific results of a study on athletes, Ercoşkun said, “In a study conducted at Çankırı Karatekin University, they examined the health values of the national boxing team. They found that after a month of training in the salt mine, the oxygenation value of the blood, the breath-holding time and the physical performance have increased. This is a breakthrough development with salt therapy. Because the studies carried out so far were mostly in the form of traditional medicine. This is one of the scientific studies." Saying that salt mines should be opened to tourism, Ercoşkun concluded his words as follows: "Salt mines should also be opened to tourism. Just like in spa tourism, salt mines should be opened for treatment. Again, the clay contained in this salt and obtained as a result of purification needs to be used in heated pools for both cosmetics and treatment. These are the methods used in Ukraine, Bulgaria and Poland. Hopefully, such investments will take place in Çankırı and Nevşehir in the near future.”
One of the purest salts in the world: "Çankırı Salt" Haber

One of the purest salts in the world: "Çankırı Salt"

Çankırı rock salt, which turned out to be one of the purest salts in the world in the academic research, is among the healthiest salts because it does not contain any heavy metals. The Underground Salt City from the Hittites period, visited by thousands of people every year in Çankırı, acts as a salt therapy. Çankırı is one of the most important salt production centers in Turkey with its mines. Çankırı salt, which makes a name for itself with its purity, draws attention as it is among the few salts in the world that do not contain heavy metals. Çankırı Karatekin University Faculty of Engineering Department of Food Engineering Lecturer Assoc. Dr. In the comparison made by Hüdayi Ercoşkun with salts from different countries, it was determined that Çankırı salt is among the purest salts in the world and does not contain any heavy metals. In Çankırı, which came to the fore with its purity, the Çankırı Underground Salt City, which dates back to the Hittite period, also started to attract attention. The Salt City, 150 meters below the ground, with a size of 18 decares, started to attract great attention from the citizens. Salt City, which acts as a health therapy thanks to the microns it contains, has been visited by more than 700 thousand people in the last year. “We could not detect any harmful component in Çankırı salt” Providing information about his research on Çankırı salt, Assoc. Dr. Hüdayi Ercoşkun said, “Çankırı is a very important salt center for Turkey. 5-6 of the few salt mines in our country are located in Çankırı. We have two salt factories. Salt is important for Çankırı. As Çankırı Karatekin University Food Engineering Lecturer, I wanted to discover the properties of Çankırı salt and compare it with world salts. For this purpose, we have procured salts from dozens of different foreign sources. We performed elemental analyzes on all of these salts. As a result of the skin irritation test performed by Hacettepe University, it has been proven that it does not cause skin irritation (0 percent). According to our research, we have discovered heavy metals, microplastics and radioactive substances in many salts. However, we could not detect any harmful component in Çankırı salt. Cankiri salt is pure salt. No salt contains minerals. The minerals we need are not found in any salt in terms of both quantity and variety. The quality criterion of salt is its purity. It has been proven that rock salt, which has antibacterial properties, is 99.5 percent effective against different types of bacteria. In addition, it also helps to remove toxin minerals and other reduced salts accumulated in the body. The quality criterion of salt is its purity. It has been proven that rock salt, which has antibacterial properties, is 99.5 percent effective against different types of bacteria. Çankırı salt is important because it does not contain harmful components and has a high purity level. When the structure of the fabrics produced from salt is examined today, it has been determined that it has 35 percent less dust retention than single-layer fabrics and 80 percent less dust-retention rate than double-layered fabrics. Likewise, we know that rock salt is used in salt lamps, which have been used more recently," he said. “Çankırı Underground Salt City, the locomotive of Çankırı tourism” Çankırı Mayor İsmail Hakkı Esen, who gave information to the journalists about the works carried out in the Çankırı Underground Salt Cave, said that the Salt City, which has started to attract great attention from the citizens thanks to the works they have done in the last 3 years, will also contribute to health tourism. President Esen, who stated that they are working for Çankırı Underground Tourism to contribute to Turkey's tourism, said, "We now call Çankırı Rock Salt Cave, Çankırı Underground Salt City. A business dating back to the Hittites period. A business that was subsequently transferred to Tekel during the French, Ottoman and Turkish Republic periods. It was transferred to Çankırı Municipality in 2003. I have been trying my best since I took office. We are 150 meters under the ground in 18 acres of closed area. It is filled with salt mines up to 200 meters below the ground we are in. We are in the middle of Anatolia. It is a region that we want to bring to Çankırı, our country and the world in terms of alternative tourism. This is one of the most untouched areas in the world in terms of alternative tourism. Çankırı, with its districts and villages, is a must-see place in terms of alternative tourism. The locomotive of Çankırı tourism is Çankırı Underground Salt City”. “This year, the number of visitors exceeded 700 thousand with the festival” Noting that the Salt Cave was introduced to thousands of people with the festivals and organizations organized, Esen said, “About 150 thousand in 2019, 200 thousand in 2020, and the number of visitors approaching 300 thousand, excluding the festival we organized this year. When we took office, our goal was to reach 1 million visitors. We will achieve this in 5 years. In August, we organized a festival called International Salt Fest. During that festival, this place was flooded with visitors. We hosted 500 thousand visitors in 3 days. We organized a cooking competition, 120 international chefs participated. As part of our initiatives in terms of promoting our local products, many visitors who did not see our cave came. They toured in awe. I believe that next year we will attract 1 million visitors at the festival we will organize. This is going exponentially. We do studies and productions here from time to time. For this reason, there was excellent demand even though it was closed for a period. We haven't talked to tour companies yet. They also have demands. We said, 'Do not rush, we are not ready'. This year, with the festival, the number of visitors has exceeded 700 thousand.” “We will open this place to health tourism” Expressing that Çankırı Underground Salt City is an important area for health, Esen said, “Our National Boxing Team trained here with the Cuban National Team. They reported to us the progress of the camp process where they started and finished training. Hopefully, we will open this place to health tourism. We will do good events. In terms of tourism, we think that it will make a great contribution to the tourism of Turkey as well as Çankırı.” 'Çankırı can be a touristic facility where salt therapy can be done because it has a large salt mine' Noting that Çankırı salt city can be an important salt therapy center with the benefits it provides, Ercoşkun said, “Salt therapy has been of great importance in recent years. Salt mine therapies are carried out in many countries against the pollution of the lungs, especially due to lung diseases, asthma and cigarette consumption. While breathing in the salt mine, micron particles enter our lungs with the air and draw water in the area they come into contact with, ensuring that that area is washed. Then, by coughing, we can get that scum out of our lungs. In order for this activity to be carried out effectively, we must do some exercises in the salt cave and ensure that more air enters our lungs. Such applications exist in many parts of the world. It is carried out in 2 mines in Poland, 1 mine in Ukraine, 1 mine in Pakistan and 1 mine in Nakhchivan. However, there is no tourist facility in our country where salt therapy can be done. In this sense, Çankırı is important because it has a large salt mine.”
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