Tucked away in a quiet corner of Istanbul's famous Yildiz Park, the Yildiz Porcelain and Tile Factory continues with the 130-year-old legacy of producing Ottoman-style wares
The Yildiz Porcelain and Tile Factory is located in the midst of a heavenly woods called Yildiz Parki, in Istanbul’s Besiktas district. The historical establishment goes back to the late 19th century. It was set up by Sultan Abdulhamid II as part of an industrialisation initiative as ‘Yıldız Çini Fabrika-i Hümayunu’ in 1891.
The porcelain and tile output of the factory, Uzun says, was offered as gifts to foreign dynasties as well as used in the decoration of Ottoman palaces, pavilions and summer palaces. The same beautiful vases and plates and tiles that were once fit for kings and princes are now available for the general public, being sold in stores of locales under the Directorate of National Palaces.While there is a 130-year history to the factory, it didn’t operate throughout all this time uninterrupted.
Zubeyde Toraman is new at the Yildiz Porcelain and Tile Factory, but she comes with 25 years of experience. Yildiz Porcelain and Tile Factory is open to visitors in a partial manner: they can visit the workshop where the final decoration takes place. Other production facilities are open to visit with special permission. Student tickets are 5 TL , Turkish citizens are 15 TL and foreigners 30 TL . Müzekart, a museum pass available for Turkish citizens and legal residents, is also valid at the factory.
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