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Sourcing in Izmir Day 3: Zihni

Sourcing in Izmir Day 3: Zihni

Day 3.  Apartment buildings cling to the hillside in small clusters, with occasional pastel-coloured minarets jutting up slenderly towards the bruised winter skies. Farms and olive groves surround them before...

Sourcing in Izmir Day 3: Zihni

Day 3.  Apartment buildings cling to the hillside in small clusters, with occasional pastel-coloured minarets jutting up slenderly towards the bruised winter skies. Farms and olive groves surround them before...

Sourcing in Izmir Day 2: Ahmet

Sourcing in Izmir Day 2: Ahmet

Day 2.  We’ve travelled north of Izmir today, to a small town, to meet a new collector - Ahmet, and his business partner, Ayman. We play the age guessing game...

Sourcing in Izmir Day 2: Ahmet

Day 2.  We’ve travelled north of Izmir today, to a small town, to meet a new collector - Ahmet, and his business partner, Ayman. We play the age guessing game...

Sourcing in Izmir Day 1: Demetrios

Sourcing in Izmir Day 1: Demetrios

Day 1. Demetrios is waiting for us in a smart silver Nissan across the road. We have to navigate the hoards of traffic and stray dogs, hurtling down one of Izmir’s...

Sourcing in Izmir Day 1: Demetrios

Day 1. Demetrios is waiting for us in a smart silver Nissan across the road. We have to navigate the hoards of traffic and stray dogs, hurtling down one of Izmir’s...