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#46 of 691 Shopping in Istanbul
If you go to Istanbul’s world famous ancient Grand Bazaar to buy a Rug, you must go to visit there and make sure to go there when Hakan Evin is there because his knowledge for rugs is the best.
Enjoying apple tea with Hakan in his rug shop is always a very pleasurable experience, and the highlight of my many visits to Istanbul!
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They explained the process of how the women work (it is traditionally an art form for women in rural areas), how long it can take to make such exquisite rugs and how the country is helping to keep this craft alive.
Couple this with learning about and seeing silk cocoons, how the silk threads are pulled and dyed -- watching a master weaver as she worked the pattern for a rug -- then seeing the display of all different sizes a...
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