https://www.dialdown.co/blog daily 0.75 2026-06-24 https://www.dialdown.co/blog/reborn-like-the-bay-laurel-tree-defne-womens-cooperative monthly 0.5 2026-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69727be6e2b73a2ab2f5a26c/60a28c22-5925-4936-9381-e63d6e2126ed/defne-1.jpeg Blog - Reborn, like the bay laurel tree: Defne Women’s Cooperative - Make it stand out Nesrin Deli in Defne Women’s Cooperative arbor - where most of the daily discussions and decision-making take place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69727be6e2b73a2ab2f5a26c/1d2df350-b583-4216-a2fa-f4d0695cb117/defne-2.jpeg Blog - Reborn, like the bay laurel tree: Defne Women’s Cooperative - Make it stand out Panorama of Defne Women’s Cooperative’s location and prefab and container buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69727be6e2b73a2ab2f5a26c/c8fdc6c7-cb4c-4808-958a-219c98c70928/defne-3.jpeg Blog - Reborn, like the bay laurel tree: Defne Women’s Cooperative - Make it stand out View from above of Defne Women’s Cooperative in Defne, Hatay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69727be6e2b73a2ab2f5a26c/e5c8d620-65f5-454e-8ecc-282565d03546/defne-4.jpeg Blog - Reborn, like the bay laurel tree: Defne Women’s Cooperative - Make it stand out The women of Defne Women’s Cooperative hosting us for lunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69727be6e2b73a2ab2f5a26c/633361a8-1d75-4b1d-9dc5-f683efa030d4/defne-5.jpeg Blog - Reborn, like the bay laurel tree: Defne Women’s Cooperative - Make it stand out Hatay bulgur salad (Kısır) and freshly picked vine leaves for lunch. 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Source: defnekoop.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69727be6e2b73a2ab2f5a26c/a90beae5-32ce-4106-bdd8-7904b301531c/defne-11.png Blog - Reborn, like the bay laurel tree: Defne Women’s Cooperative - Make it stand out The cold storage facility with a multitude of products https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69727be6e2b73a2ab2f5a26c/7c3ec266-235f-473e-b624-c34fe2099491/defne-12.png Blog - Reborn, like the bay laurel tree: Defne Women’s Cooperative - Make it stand out A dried slice of orange being held up to the sun to catch a special colour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69727be6e2b73a2ab2f5a26c/aa13f5ad-2272-4ab9-8a64-7b98d28ce126/IMG_3309+%281%29.png Blog - Reborn, like the bay laurel tree: Defne Women’s Cooperative - Make it stand out Together in front of the main prefabricated building. 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