Antiqueche de Scalanova

A wealth of ancient knowledge

Pure awe and wonder at the unique pieces and workmanship. Ancient jewelry remodeled Authenticated pieces You can spend hours in here getting a history lesson. Umut, the owner and antique expert is a w...

We need to contact him

We've been in this shop this August 2019 and we've bought a felt. We had the agreement to send the felt to Barcelona on August 29th and we still don't have any response. We've tried to phone him and e...

An Oasis in Şirince

Loved visiting Antiqueche. I have no patience for high pressure/hassle shops with low quality items. We walked past his shop once and we were allowed just to look. The second time my children went to ...

Umet the kind and gracious artist tour guide

September 2016, on the recommendation of my friend Bilge Inal in Istanbul i stayed in Sirince t the Denis Pensayon directly below and seemingly attached to Umet Arabul's shop. Umet and i chatted sever...

A gracious crafstman with beautiful handmade items

My husband and I were in a taxi that couldn't find our rented home in Sirince, and the taxi driver happened to find Umut on the street. Since Umut knew the owner of our rented home, he offered to hel...