The Hebrews and Rums who were residing in the Fener-Balat area before the Ottoman times sustained their existence during the Ottoman period as well. A decrease in commercial life on the shores of Haliç after the 19th century as well as fires caused Balat to fall from grace. With the French city planner Henry Prost’s plan to bring industry to the area in the 1930s, Balat changed its face after the state established factories and manufacturing shops there.
Some of them were not even answered. When he was convinced that there is no space for him to do journalism, Kazbek entered the carpentry business with Mevlüt Aydoğan, who was a cameraperson for him.