Veteran Typewriter Repairman Keeps Craft Alive in Istanbul
In Eyüpsultan, 62-year-old İsmail Hakkı Candar has dedicated 46 years to repairing typewriters, a once-essential tool now relegated to nostalgia. As one of Istanbul’s last two typewriter repair masters, Candar has struggled to find an apprentice since 1993, underscoring the profession’s decline with the rise of modern technology. Candar’s fascination with machinery began in childhood, […]