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On a steep side street that meanders away from Istanbul's bustling main shopping street the Istiklal, Nurhan Acun, 86, has been making jewelry by hand in the style of historically Byzantine and Ottoman designs for over thirty years. As chain stores proliferate on the Istiklal, Acun's gallery is one of only a handful of locally owned shops here to have survived rising rents and changing consumer tastes.

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On a steep side street that meanders away from Istanbul's bustling main shopping street the Istiklal, Nurhan Acun, 86, has been making jewelry by hand in the style of historically Byzantine and Ottoman designs for over thirty years. As chain stores proliferate on the Istiklal, Acun's gallery is one of only a handful of locally owned shops here to have survived rising rents and changing consumer tastes.
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