08.03.2026 10:31
Niyazi Altınöz, who has been a tailor in Hatay for 30 years, wrote "Pockets are sewn into the shroud" on the window of his shop. The surprising message caught the attention of those who saw it for the first time. Altınöz stated that he wrote the message only for people who bargain a lot, emphasizing that "I will not remove the message in defiance of the stingy."
Niyazi Altınöz, who works as a tailor in the prefabricated market located in the center of Antakya, Hatay, has been continuing his profession for 3 years in the business he opened after the earthquake. Altınöz, who has been earning his living as a tradesman for 30 years, has interacted with and served thousands of people throughout his career.
HE WROTE "A POCKET CAN BE SEWN ON A COFFIN" ON HIS SHOP WINDOW Altınöz, who wanted to find a solution to the classic bargaining mentality in society and frequently reminds his stingy customers that there is no pocket on a coffin, recently found the solution by writing "A pocket can be sewn on a coffin" on the window of his shop. With the sign he wrote, Altınöz became the center of attention for citizens, and he explains to those who see the sign that it was written for stingy customers every time. Altınöz stated that he would not remove the sign in defiance of those who act stingily as if there were a pocket on a coffin.
"I WILL NOT REMOVE IT IN DEFIANCE OF THE STINGY" Tailor Niyazi Altınöz, who stated that the sign hanging in the window is the center of attention, said, "I have been doing this profession for 30 years. We shorten and narrow clothes. I made the sign 'A pocket can be sewn on a coffin' for the stingy. Some of our customers are very stingy, and I tell them that there is no pocket on a coffin. Since I constantly say this, I felt the need to write this sign. It is perceived as interesting by customers. They come to my shop saying, 'There is a tailor who says a pocket can be sewn on a coffin.' They come to my shop and ask why I wrote this sign. While some people find it funny, others really like it. Many people take photos of the sign. No one has wanted to sew a pocket on a coffin; coffins are supposed to be unstitched, and stitches normally shouldn't exist. Normally, there is no pocket on a coffin, but I wrote this sign for stingy people. There are many stingy people around us. They think they can take their money to the other world. I wrote the sign 'A pocket can be sewn on a coffin' for them. I don't expect such an order; this sign has attracted a lot of attention. They see this sign, take photos, and smile beautifully. I like these behaviors. I will not remove the sign in defiance of the stingy," he said.
"THE SIGN WAS VERY INTERESTING, IT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION" Talip Duman, who expressed that he was surprised when he first saw it, found the statement in the sign to be justified, saying, "The sign says 'A pocket can be sewn on a coffin.' When I first saw the sign, I was surprised and wondered if there was a pocket on a coffin. As far as I know, there is no pocket on a coffin; no one can take anything with them when they die. No one should accumulate anything in this world for no reason. Our tradesmen also know that there is no pocket on a coffin, but some people want to take their savings with them; I think the tailor brother wrote it in reference to them. This sign was very interesting and caught my attention. People want there to be a pocket on a coffin because there are those who want to take something with them when they die. It would be nice for those kinds of people. If there were a pocket on a coffin, I would think about saving something to take with me. We would spend it on the other side, but there is no reality to that. Everyone knows where they are going," he said.