A bookmark featuring the distinctive style of M.K. Perker’s “Neptune,” a toy exhibited at the Istanbul Toy Museum.

The Story of the Toy: Before his circumcision, Sunay Akın is taken to a photographer in Trabzon. As part of the photo he will take with the five-year-old boy, the photographer places a toy ship in his hands. Believing the ship is a circumcision gift, Sunay finds it difficult to part with the toy. But 37 years later, he finds the toy ship named “Neptune” at an antique shop in Germany. After paying for the ship, Sunay Akın fears that the antique dealer will follow him, claiming he changed his mind about selling the toy, and runs away from the shop. Neptune is once again in Sunay Akın’s arms.

Product Dimensions: 18x6cm

Material: Paper