Art: Funny you inquired. My dream has been to go on a phonograph trek to Istanbul. There has to be a lot of stuff there. My grandparents came here in 1913, I remember them telling me about a record store and they listened to a lot of turkish music. It sounds pretty bad, I still have some of the records. Back then Turkish was written with the arabic alphabet so it takes a little time to translate. I think in the 1920s they converted their language to the latin alphabet. There is a market place there called Kopali Charchi (the covered bazaar) and you will find lots of books and records in the old language. If you are planning a trip, let me know, I want to go but my wife wont . Al Menashe ----- Original Message ----- From: <Aph4990 at aol.com> To: <phono-l at oldcrank.org> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 12:39 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Phonograph items in Istanbul > Anyone know of any phono collectors or shops in Istanbul? I know it's a > long shot--but thought I'd ask. > ---Art Heller > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org