Istanbul’s last gramophone repairman keeps nostalgia alive - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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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People stroll at Istiklal street, a major shopping and tourist district, in central Istanbul, Turkey March 22, 2016. A Turkish flag, which is placed on the stall of a street vendor, is seen on the right. REUTERS/Osman Orsal - RTSBZAH

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