Leather Bindery · Istanbul · est. 1978

Deep hand embossing.
Genuine leather.
Handcrafted boxes.

A second-generation leather bindery in Istanbul, est. 1978.

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Three genuine-leather Qur'an bindings in tan, maroon and green with hand-formed raised spine bands
Deep embossing up to 2 mm Raised spine hubs French groove joints Hot foil Art-gilt edges Blind tooling
Who we serve

Bindings and boxes for editions meant to last

Multi-volume red thermo-leather collected works set for a religious publisher

01Religious & Heritage Publishers

Qur'an and scripture bindings, art-gilt edges, classical patterns, produced for Türkiye's leading publishers for four decades.

Deep-embossed green genuine-leather cover for a special edition

02Collector's & Special Editions

Deep-embossed leather covers, slipcases and clamshell traycases for limited and numbered editions.

Open leather clamshell traycase with matching embossed volume

03Bespoke Presentation Boxes

Original book-form box designs with custom-fit laser-cut interiors.

Macro detail of deep floral relief embossing on leather, showing clean shoulders
Why GÜNALP

Hand-operated presses, kept that way by choice

No motor drives our presses, a craftsman's hand does. Reading the pattern as he works, he eases the leather into relief as deep as 2 mm: a depth no fully automated line has ever reached.

And Istanbul lends the work one more quiet advantage: the same handwork, the same patience, at rates that sit well below Western European binderies.

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Leather swatches, an embossed cover and a mini traycase, on your desk by DHL in 2-4 days.

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