A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump.
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@Natasha_Jay This is a 2018 article, but the library is still open in 2026, and ran by the municipality of Cankaya. They now call it the Workers' Library: https://www.cankaya.bel.tr/rehber/kutuphaneler/isci-kutuphanesi
@GM7077 @Natasha_Jay I just added it to #OpenStreetMap
It would be nice if someone from #Türkiye / #Turkey (sorry, just in case) would have a few mins to help me get that zone better.
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A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump. He kept it. Other workers started doing the same. The pile has now grown into a public library of over 9,000 books, run by sanitation workers, in an old brick factory
Garbage collectors open library with abandoned books | CNN
Garbage collectors in the Turkish capital have opened a public library made up entirely of books once destined for the landfills.
CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Ah, shades of “Too Loud a Solitude” by #BohumilHrabal
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A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump. He kept it. Other workers started doing the same. The pile has now grown into a public library of over 9,000 books, run by sanitation workers, in an old brick factory
Garbage collectors open library with abandoned books | CNN
Garbage collectors in the Turkish capital have opened a public library made up entirely of books once destined for the landfills.
CNN (edition.cnn.com)
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A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump. He kept it. Other workers started doing the same. The pile has now grown into a public library of over 9,000 books, run by sanitation workers, in an old brick factory
Garbage collectors open library with abandoned books | CNN
Garbage collectors in the Turkish capital have opened a public library made up entirely of books once destined for the landfills.
CNN (edition.cnn.com)
@Natasha_Jay the good news story we needed today! Thanks for sharing.
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A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump. He kept it. Other workers started doing the same. The pile has now grown into a public library of over 9,000 books, run by sanitation workers, in an old brick factory
Garbage collectors open library with abandoned books | CNN
Garbage collectors in the Turkish capital have opened a public library made up entirely of books once destined for the landfills.
CNN (edition.cnn.com)
@Natasha_Jay
I love this story.Hope the project is still going. The report is from 2018: we need an update (unless it's bad news!).
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@Natasha_Jay This is a 2018 article, but the library is still open in 2026, and ran by the municipality of Cankaya. They now call it the Workers' Library: https://www.cankaya.bel.tr/rehber/kutuphaneler/isci-kutuphanesi
Still open! Excellent.
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@Natasha_Jay
I love this story.Hope the project is still going. The report is from 2018: we need an update (unless it's bad news!).
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A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump. He kept it. Other workers started doing the same. The pile has now grown into a public library of over 9,000 books, run by sanitation workers, in an old brick factory
Garbage collectors open library with abandoned books | CNN
Garbage collectors in the Turkish capital have opened a public library made up entirely of books once destined for the landfills.
CNN (edition.cnn.com)
@Natasha_Jay @xoagray I wonder how that’s doing 8yrs later.
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A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump. He kept it. Other workers started doing the same. The pile has now grown into a public library of over 9,000 books, run by sanitation workers, in an old brick factory
Garbage collectors open library with abandoned books | CNN
Garbage collectors in the Turkish capital have opened a public library made up entirely of books once destined for the landfills.
CNN (edition.cnn.com)
@Natasha_Jay This is my very favorite library story. Thanks for reminding me!
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A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump. He kept it. Other workers started doing the same. The pile has now grown into a public library of over 9,000 books, run by sanitation workers, in an old brick factory
Garbage collectors open library with abandoned books | CNN
Garbage collectors in the Turkish capital have opened a public library made up entirely of books once destined for the landfills.
CNN (edition.cnn.com)
@Natasha_Jay this is beautiful
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A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump. He kept it. Other workers started doing the same. The pile has now grown into a public library of over 9,000 books, run by sanitation workers, in an old brick factory
Garbage collectors open library with abandoned books | CNN
Garbage collectors in the Turkish capital have opened a public library made up entirely of books once destined for the landfills.
CNN (edition.cnn.com)
@Natasha_Jay Fahrenheit over 9000!
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