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Realise this is a week late.
Mrs m is Turkish, and in previous days, over 20 years ago,
I found that 'High Street' quality shoe shops offered remarkable quality leather shoes
off the shelf. I still have a couple of pairs which have had 3 or 4 replacement stick on rubber soles to protect the original leather sole.
Do not be surprised to see something burnt/etched into the sole claiming
'Italian' quality, 'Vero Cuoio', even if the the shoe is entirely Turkish leather and craftmanship,
as it was/is a standard claim to snobbery.
mespilus
@Ndeipi
Also I'm traveling to Turkey next week. Anyone know if it's worth hunting for good quality (or even custom made) leather shoes in Istanbul?