About Us

The architect of rainbow shoes

Yurdakul Gurol came to Istanbul to be a university student when he was 19 years old. In 1963, he opened his first workshop in Carsikapi and begin his professional career as a shoemaker. After completing his university education, he moved his business to Kadikoy and has been working there since 1972.

Since its establishment, Yurdakul Gurol has been doing its best to provide its customers with the highest quality service in a very unique style. For 56 years, Yurdakul has been footwear with sincerity and appreciation for his customers, and still finds excitement in his work to this day.

His business continues its production without compromising the sturdiness and quality it adopts as the first priority. We take special care to meet the needs of each customer specifically, while producing the shoes in a timely manner.

We are with you since 1963

Since its foundation, Yurda Gurol has been working under the principle of producing quality, original, durable and elegant shoes and carries out each stage of the shoe making process with great care.

This process is carried out with great enthusiasm from the design of creative models, the selection of the highest quality materials and the delivery of our shoes to our customers, giving elegance and comfort to your feet.

We’re still proud to provide handmade shoes at a time where this art is dying.

With our handmade shoes, we are able to provide our customers with the shoes of their dreams and we are working hard to make this possible with vibrant colors, models and creative design.

Sole Artisan by Yurdakul Gurol

Sole Artisan was established in 2018 by Yurdakul’s middle son who works and lives in the United States. The idea is to bring Yurdakul’s handmade shoes in some of his most popular models to customers in America. We are very proud and excited that these masterpieces are now available here in the United States. If you are ready to experience these beautiful handmade shoes, please visit our website to browse our models and sizes.