![Turkish craftsman Hakan Kolkog started doing ceramics back in 1993 in Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181017_2_32909279_38162957.jpg?ssl=1 "بطريق الصُدفة.. حرفي تركي يبتكر خزفاً يضيء في الظلام")
Turkish craftsman Hakan Kolkog started doing ceramics back in 1993 in Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]
![He was incredibly surprised when he found his pottery glowed in the dark! In Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181017_2_32909279_38162958.jpg?ssl=1 "بطريق الصُدفة.. حرفي تركي يبتكر خزفاً يضيء في الظلام")
He was incredibly surprised when he found his pottery glowed in the dark! In Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]
![Hakan prepares the porcelain with phosphorus before he paints them, which gives them the glow. In Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181017_2_32909279_38162959.jpg?ssl=1 "بطريق الصُدفة.. حرفي تركي يبتكر خزفاً يضيء في الظلام")
Hakan prepares the porcelain with phosphorus before he paints them, which gives them the glow. In Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]
![Here Hakan begins work on a big plate in Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181017_2_32909279_38162960.jpg?ssl=1 "بطريق الصُدفة.. حرفي تركي يبتكر خزفاً يضيء في الظلام")
Here Hakan begins work on a big plate in Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]
![Everything is hand drawn. In Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181017_2_32909279_38162961.jpg?ssl=1 "بطريق الصُدفة.. حرفي تركي يبتكر خزفاً يضيء في الظلام")
Everything is hand drawn. In Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]
![Hakan says he initially started ceramics in high school, to help support his family financially. In Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181017_2_32909279_38162962.jpg?ssl=1 "بطريق الصُدفة.. حرفي تركي يبتكر خزفاً يضيء في الظلام")
Hakan says he initially started ceramics in high school, to help support his family financially. In Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]
![Hakan hand paints the ceramics himself, in Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181017_2_32909279_38162963.jpg?ssl=1 "بطريق الصُدفة.. حرفي تركي يبتكر خزفاً يضيء في الظلام")
Hakan hand paints the ceramics himself, in Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]
![A finished product in the light, but when you turn the lights off... In Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181017_2_32909279_38162964-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "بطريق الصُدفة.. حرفي تركي يبتكر خزفاً يضيء في الظلام")
A finished product in the light, but when you turn the lights off… In Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]
![Lo and behold, the pottery glows in the dark! In Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181017_2_32909279_38162965.jpg?ssl=1 "بطريق الصُدفة.. حرفي تركي يبتكر خزفاً يضيء في الظلام")
Lo and behold, the pottery glows in the dark! In Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]
![Here is a smaller plate that Hakan has designed. In Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181017_2_32909279_38162966.jpg?ssl=1 "بطريق الصُدفة.. حرفي تركي يبتكر خزفاً يضيء في الظلام")
Here is a smaller plate that Hakan has designed. In Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]
![Hakan spent 4 years honing the method to make the ceramics glow in the dark. In Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181017_2_32909279_38162968.jpg?ssl=1 "بطريق الصُدفة.. حرفي تركي يبتكر خزفاً يضيء في الظلام")
Hakan spent 4 years honing the method to make the ceramics glow in the dark. In Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]
![These amazing ceramics are in demand on an international level, and it's absolutely no wonder. In Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181017_2_32909279_38162969.jpg?ssl=1 "بطريق الصُدفة.. حرفي تركي يبتكر خزفاً يضيء في الظلام")
These amazing ceramics are in demand on an international level, and it’s absolutely no wonder. In Turkey, 17 October 2018 [Muharrem Cin/Anadolu]
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