New Spot for Handicraft and Elegance: Balat KARINCA Handicraft Store is at your service!

KARINCA Handicraft Stores, established by Fatih Municipality, continue to support local producers and bring handicrafts together with art. The new branch opened in Balat is waiting for its visitors with a wide range of products.

Fatih Municipality has added a new one to KARINCA Handicraft Stores opened to support local producers and handicrafts. Following the stores previously opened in Haliç and Vatan Street, Balat KARINCA Store offers an atmosphere suitable for the texture of the historical district and draws attention as a centre where handcrafted products are exhibited. The store, where the artistic works produced by the trainees are exhibited, appeals to a wide audience from art lovers to craft enthusiasts.

From porcelain to ceramics, and jewellery to textiles, the stores with handcrafted products in many different branches bring together the devoted work of the trainees with art lovers. Original works crafted in fields such as kazaziye (wire wrapping), leather work, knitting, furnishing and textiles offer special options for both gifts and personal use. All of these products aim to contribute to the continuity of the workshop activities while at the same time making the labour of local artisans visible.

KARINCA Handicraft Stores are not only a shopping point, but also a platform where handicrafts are introduced and those interested in crafts meet. This initiative, implemented with the support of Fatih Municipality, brings together the works of local producers and trainees with large masses. In this way, handicraft products gain both material and moral value. Balat KARINCA Store, as the newest representative of this approach, has been designed in accordance with the local spirit of the historical neighbourhood and features the value of arts and crafts.

KARINCA Stores emphasise the value of manual labour and the power of local production with a variety of products that appeal to visitors of all ages and walks of life. Especially the stores where the products crafted by the trainees are exhibited offer not only a shopping point but also a discovery area for art lovers. The works crafted in porcelain, ceramics, leatherwork and many other branches reveal how art can meet with daily life.

With the opening of the Balat branch, KARINCA Stores once again reveals the cultural richness of Fatih and the diversity of handicrafts. These stores allow trainees to develop their skills, while at the same time providing an economic benefit by exhibiting the works they produce. Thanks to this initiative, Fatih Municipality once again demonstrates its support for local producers and its sensitivity to handicraft art.

KARINCA Stores, which are open every weekday between 11.00-19.00 (closed on Mondays), offer visitors the opportunity to discover both art and craft. The stores in Haliç, Vatan and Balat promise a unique experience especially for those who are interested in handcrafted products. Those who want to examine the original designs of local producers and buy these products can find a meaningful gift for their loved ones and themselves by visiting the stores.

KARINCA Stores draws attention as a project that demonstrates the importance Fatih Municipality attaches to cultural and artistic production. These stores both support the labour of artisans by encouraging local production and provide art lovers with easy access to original products. This exemplary project of Fatih Municipality reveals the value of local production as a centre where handicraft and art meet.

Waiting to offer a meaningful experience to its visitors, KARINCA Stores bring together the best examples of both local production and artistic creativity. Those who want to support the efforts of local artisans and trainees and see these works closely can meet at Balat KARINCA Store.