The next time you visit Istanbul, make sure to take the ferry to Princes’ Islands and stop by Heybeli Sahaf, an antiquarian shop on Heybeliada, filled to the brim with books and memorabilia
Heybeliada, one of the Princes' Islands accessible by ferry from Istanbul, has about 5,000 permanent residents. Foot traffic only increases during summer months, so opening a bookshop on the island requires more than simply a love for books.
Half a decade ago, Nazim Hikmet Erkan –– impressed with the life, people, and architecture of Istanbul's second largest island -- finally moved to Heybeliada and then decided to open a shop there. Erkan studied management at Samsun 19 Mayis University before moving to Istanbul in the early 2000s. Heybeli Sahaf , with its motto "Zaman Satan Dukkan," meaning "the shop that sells time," is situated across a vital juncture of tracks on the island.
Old cassettes, typewriters, and decades-old newspapers and magazines adorn the tables around the shop. Nazim Hikmet Erkan said that with the shop, Heybeli Sahaf, he aims to"bridge people with their history." Erkan recalled the day he was assisting his director while they were filming an old antiquarian named Oktay, who had an antiquary bookshop in Taksim, which usually remains full of international visitors to Istanbul."He had a special life story, and his life and work influenced me, and we thereafter became friends," he said.
Visitors from mainland Istanbul, other provinces from Türkiye, and other countries are regular customers at the shop. There is a photo gallery on the life and times of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Türkiye and a set of books on the history of the island and booklets on Islamic economics hit the shelves.
A 40-minute ferry trip from the shores of the Bosphorus strait, Heybeliada boasts sea beaches, a forest, cycling, and walking routes, and parks and neighbourhoods embellished with numerous kinds of flowers. Erkan said Heybeli Sahaf has turned into a place "bridging time."
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