The young passenger on the Edirne train was chatting with a middle-aged uncle next to him:

-Where are you going to?

-To Edirne. I will collect information about Mr. Şakir Bin Ahmet Vefik Foundation.

-Who could it be?

– He is a person who determined years ago that scientific studies on the vast lands you see, and agriculture and animal husbandry done without knowledge will do more harm than good to people.

-God, God … I couldn't get it out. Who is this person?

-Shakir Kesebir. He was a deputy of Edirne, Istanbul, Tekirdağ in the last years of the Ottoman Empire, and also the ministry of economy and agriculture.

-Oo… From the old days: I guess we didn't know about this place at all! You learned this in Konya and came here, how good… Are you an agriculturalist?

-I'm a student, I'm in the last year. I am trying to gather information for my research on this foundation.

-What is the work of this foundation?

Improvement and dissemination of silk insect breeding and beekeeping with scientific methods. Breeding and care of domestic bird species. Also, establishing a station for harmful and beneficial insects to agriculture in order to help the High Agricultural School…

"We've never heard of such a foundation," muttered some of the overheard passengers. So, such great benefactors came out of our country…

"Look, there's one more thing," said the young traveler. Looking at the document he took out of his bag: This foundation sometimes worked as the Faculty of Agriculture and sometimes as a Ziraat bank. While the passengers were listening to what this curious student had to say, they did not even realize that the train had arrived at Edirne station.