no fixed address
field notes from wherever the plane lands
niğde, turkey

the old radio repairman of Bor

July 08, 2026

A tiny workshop tucked behind the Bor covered bazaar unchanged since 1974, copper solder smoke hanging in the air, and an old Grundig shortwave radio brought back to life with a turn of a brass knob.

Master Mustafa doesn’t use digital schematics. He listens to the hum of the transformer with his ear pressed to the wooden casing.

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