Hikmet usta tests a car's emissions by mattkrause1969

Ali bey introduced me to Hikmet usta (usta means "craftsman" and is often used as a title to show respect towards a professional who works with his hands), a mechanic at a car shop next door to Ali’s motorcycle repair shop. Here Hikmet is testing a car’s emissions.

Hikmet insisted that I eat lunch with him and the cluster of mechanics in that particular neighborhood, but I had to stop things at three cups of tea — I still had a long, long way to walk that day.