Potatoes with Mince Meat?

With his signature deceptively simple line, this time Arif focuses on the women of Ayvalik’s underclass. Tired and modestly covering their hair with a scarf, they appear to be taking a break during shopping with their own bags at the weekly bazaar. Loosely translated, Arif’s caption has them wondering if there’s going to be enough money left over after shopping for the basics to buy chopped meat to cook with potatoes. That combination, along with navy beans prepared with onions and tomato paste, are the staples of a poor Turkish family’s diet.