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Istanbul’s last gramophone repairman keeps nostalgia alive

Istanbul’s last gramophone repairman has his own ways to wander in time. For him, sitting in his tiny shop inside the Grand Bazaar and repairing gramophones is the perfect escape from a culture based on consumption.

Istanbul’s last gramophone repairman has his own ways to wander in time. For him, sitting in his tiny shop inside the Grand Bazaar and repairing gramophones is the perfect escape from a culture based on consumption.

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