Kars is the western terminus of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway, the first rail connection between Turkey and Central Asia via the Caucasus. The province produces Kars gruyère cheese — a distinctive aged cheese variety with Protected Geographical Indication gaining recognition in European gourmet markets. Livestock herding across the Kars plateau supplies Turkey's meat processing industry.
Kars is the western terminus of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway, the first rail connection between Turkey and Central Asia via the Caucasus. The province produces Kars gruyère cheese — a distinctive aged cheese variety with Protected Geographical Indication gaining recognition in European gourmet markets. Livestock herding across the Kars plateau supplies Turkey's meat processing industry.