"Istanbul's Inci sweetshop faces a bitter ending
Thomas Seibert
Last Updated: Feb 12, 2011
Inci Pastanesi, the famous sweetshop in Istanbul's Beyoglu shopping and entertainment district, may be forced to close.
Kerem Uzel / The National
'My parents used to come here,' Fatma Feriha Araytac, an elegant 53-year-old Istanbulite, said last week as she was enjoying a plate of profiterole, the trademark dish at Inci Pastanesi, a traditional and cramped pastry shop on Istiklal Caddesi, the main shopping street in central Istanbul. 'This is our history,' she said, looking around the room dominated by mirrors and a long glass counter and filled with a dozen customers."
More:Istanbul's Inci sweetshop faces a bitter ending - The National
