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Basket Lift in Turkey

Basket with Rope to Lift Goods from Street to WindowIt was one of my first days in Istanbul, and I was sitting in the living room of my couchsurfing host when some outside the window caught my attention:A lady in a building across the street was hanging outside of her window lowering a basket down [...]

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Basket with Rope to Lift Goods from Street to Window

It was one of my first days in Istanbul, and I was sitting in the living room of my couchsurfing host when some outside the window caught my attention:

A lady in a building across the street was hanging outside of her window lowering a basket down to the street with a rope.
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I watched as a clerk from a grocery store walked up to the basket, put some food in it, and then the lady pulled it back up to the window.

“What is going on?” I asked my host.

“Oh, the lady calls to the grocery store and a man comes and puts food in the basket and takes the money.”

Video of a basket of food being lifted up to a window

(Could not find a way to rotate this video. I now know that I should always take videos horizontally.)


Basket with Rope to Lift Goods from Street to Window

Filed under: Eastern Europe, Europe, Turkey

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I am the founder and editor of Vagabond Journey. I’ve been traveling the world since 1999, through 91 countries. I am the author of the book, Ghost Cities of China and have written for The Guardian, Forbes, Bloomberg, The Diplomat, the South China Morning Post, and other publications. has written 3704 posts on Vagabond Journey. Contact the author.

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