“The firing temperature must be 980°C exactly [1,796°F] — not a bit more, not a bit less,” says Yasin, a ceramic craftsman, as he wipes his sweating forehead by the kiln of a small workshop in the historical marketplace of Kutahya.
The ancient Turkish city, located in central Anatolia, is renowned for its tradition of ceramic pottery, and Yasin has been in the business for 20 years.
