Türkiye's handcrafted silverwork on brink of extinction

STORY: Türkiye's handcrafted silverwork on brink of extinction DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:10 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of historical Kalcilar Inn located in the Grand Bazaar, Türkiye 2. various of silver artisan Sabri Demirci works in his workshop 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SABRI DEMIRCI, Silver artisan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): SABRI DEMIRCI, Silver artisan 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): SABRI DEMIRCI, Silver artisan 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): ARMAN TAS, Silver artisan 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Turkish): SAHIN ULUTAS, Silver artisan 8. various of products made of silver STORYLINE: Sabri Demirci, a silver artisan from Istanbul, has recently been designing pieces that reflect the essence of agriculture in human life. He placed long wheat grains on a round platform and installed several children playing musical instruments between them. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SABRI DEMIRCI, Silver artisan "I deliberately used children figures because they symbolize our future." However,

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-WUSHU(CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-WUSHU(CN)

(230803) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pratama Laksmana Pandu (2nd L) of Indonesia, Mehmet Demirci (1st L) of Türkiye, Armen Pangchai (2nd R) of Thailand and Zhirayr Petrosyan of Armenia react during the medal ceremony for the Wushu Men's 52kg Final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorji)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-WUSHU(CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-WUSHU(CN)

(230803) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Laksmana Pandu Pratama (top) of Indonesia competes with Mehmet Demirci of Türkiye during the Wushu Men's 52kg Final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-WUSHU(CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-WUSHU(CN)

(230803) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Laksmana Pandu Pratama (top) of Indonesia competes with Mehmet Demirci of Türkiye during the Wushu Men's 52kg Final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

Turkish artisan introduces Qatari culture through design

STORY: Turkish artisan introduces Qatari culture through design DATELINE: Dec. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:44 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: CULTURE/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. various of Sabri Demirci working in his small workshop 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SABRI DEMIRCI, Turkish artisan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): SABRI DEMIRCI, Turkish artisan 5. various of the falcon statue 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): SABRI DEMIRCI, Turkish artisan 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): MURAT TUFAN, Analyst of Ekoturk STORYLINE: Sabri Demirci, an artisan and owner of a silver shop in Istanbul, has recently received an unprecedented demand to design a unique product from a Qatari collector. Demirci told Xinhua in a recent interview that every piece of the product should describe Qatar and this year's World Cup. Demirci said he has never been this excited throughout his 40-year career. Soon after getting the order, he buried himself in work and collected as much information as possible. Then he came up with the idea of

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ARTISAN-2022 WORLD CUP-DESIGN

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ARTISAN-2022 WORLD CUP-DESIGN

(221205) -- ISTANBUL, Dec. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sabri Demirci, an artisan and owner of a silver shop, creates designs for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, at his atelier in Istanbul, Türkiye, Dec. 1, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Turkish artisan introduces Qatari culture through design" (Xinhua/Shadati)

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ARTISAN-2022 WORLD CUP-DESIGN

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ARTISAN-2022 WORLD CUP-DESIGN

(221205) -- ISTANBUL, Dec. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman looks at an antibacterial mask made of pure silver and gold, in Istanbul, Türkiye, Dec. 1, 2022. The antibacterial mask is a previous design of Sabri Demirci, an artisan and owner of a silver shop in Istanbul. TO GO WITH "Feature: Turkish artisan introduces Qatari culture through design" (Xinhua/Shadati)

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ARTISAN-2022 WORLD CUP-DESIGN

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ARTISAN-2022 WORLD CUP-DESIGN

(221205) -- ISTANBUL, Dec. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sabri Demirci, an artisan and owner of a silver shop, works at his atelier in Istanbul, Türkiye, Dec. 1, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Turkish artisan introduces Qatari culture through design" (Xinhua/Shadati)

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ARTISAN-2022 WORLD CUP-DESIGN

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ARTISAN-2022 WORLD CUP-DESIGN

(221205) -- ISTANBUL, Dec. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sabri Demirci, an artisan and owner of a silver shop, speaks in an interview with Xinhua at his atelier in Istanbul, Türkiye, Dec. 1, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Turkish artisan introduces Qatari culture through design" (Xinhua/Shadati)

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ARTISAN-2022 WORLD CUP-DESIGN

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ARTISAN-2022 WORLD CUP-DESIGN

(221205) -- ISTANBUL, Dec. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sabri Demirci, an artisan and owner of a silver shop, creates designs for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, at his atelier in Istanbul, Türkiye, Dec. 1, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Turkish artisan introduces Qatari culture through design" (Xinhua/Shadati)