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Hemşin socks are a traditional handicraft product produced in the Hemşin district of Rize Province in Türkiye’s Black Sea Region. The primary raw materials used are sheep’s wool and goat hair. Hemşin socks are knitted using five needles of size 2.5–3 (locally called “cağ”). Historical records first mention Hemşin socks in the 19th century, specifically in the 1879 and 1881 Trabzon Vilayeti Salnameleri, which note that wool socks were produced and sold in the Hemşin subdistrict. Geographical Indi