While restoration disasters were encountered at almost every point in our country, the Grand Bazaar, which is now one of the most historical places in Istanbul, also participated in these disasters. The Grand Bazaar lost its historical texture and regained what we can describe as the ‘restoration of Turkey’.
In our country, historical artifacts and ruins are usually turned white under restoration work, ‘reconstruction’ rather than restoration We see it going on often. Although there has been an overwhelming response to these restoration works, unfortunately, the same understanding continues.
One of the most famous historical places of Istanbul and Turkey is listed on the list of places restored with this understanding. Grand Bazaar added. It has a history of about 560 years. Contrary to what should be done in the restoration of this structure, the traces of history are erased. The restoration images shared by Hasan Mert Kaya on Twitter reveal how striking the event was.
The work that requires a thousand witnesses to say the restoration in the Grand Bazaar
According to Hasan Mert Kaya’s claim, the restoration process proceeds in the form of completely scraping the patterns on the structure and then replacing it with a new work. We can clearly see the white theme in this restoration work. But the worst part is, the new pen work done doesn’t even come close to the original pen work:
Even the double-headed eagle relief in the Grand Bazaar was included in the restoration(!) process.
His reactions were also highly appreciated:
Many users reacted to these images as well:
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