gil_e_n
Istanbul tile shop
Actually most of these are painted on marble, rather than ceramic. I assume this is to make them more expensive souvenirs because some people who like Istanbul's tile feel like the tile's so cheap it doesn't feel like a proper souvenir. Personally, in that case I'd get a bigger tile set. I saw a nice peacock tilework in the Grand Bazaar, but I wasn't in the mood for getting souvenirs.
Istanbul tile shop
Actually most of these are painted on marble, rather than ceramic. I assume this is to make them more expensive souvenirs because some people who like Istanbul's tile feel like the tile's so cheap it doesn't feel like a proper souvenir. Personally, in that case I'd get a bigger tile set. I saw a nice peacock tilework in the Grand Bazaar, but I wasn't in the mood for getting souvenirs.