Turkey's street vendors brought together for exhibition

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?Street Sellers in Turkey of the 19th Century,? an exhibition featuring old photos and caricaturized statuettes of street sellers in 19th century Turkey, draws great interest in Antalya and abroad An exhibition organized by the Suna & ?nan K?raç Research Institute on Mediterranean Civilizations featuring statuettes and old photos of street vendors from 19th century Turkey was reported to have increased interest in Turkey in the European countries where it has been displayed. 

Research Institute on Mediterranean Civilizations and Kaleiçi Museum director Kayhan Dörtlük brought the 19th century street vendors of Turkey, including knife grinders and vendors selling soup, butter, rice, lemonade, ice-cream, candles and wood, who hadn?t been seen much by the younger generation together in an exhibition. 

Dörtlük said the Suna & ?nan K?raç Research Institute on Mediterranean Civilizations and Kaleiçi Museum, which opened in 1996, studied the city?s tourism potential and culture. 

Stating they were hosting various exhibitions, Dörtlük said they had created an interesting concept with the exhibition titled ?Street Sellers in Turkey of the 19th Century: A Selection from the Photograph Archive of Suna & ?nan K?raç Kaleiçi Museum.? 

He said photos taken by the leading photographers of the 19th century were delicately brought together for the exhibition, and added, ?This exhibition drew great interest abroad, because they are the first photos taken in the Ottoman era in the beginning of the 1900s. These photos reflect the social life and culture of the era. We have enlarged these photos and created their stories.? 

  

  

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