Until the 1940s, most of these pieces were completed by mobile workshops. Traveling glass masters would have created new glass objects by melting broken glass from Antakya and nearby villages in workshops and glass furnaces they set up in suitable Antakya locations.

My late father, Asaf Asfuroğlu, and a few merchants introduced some Syrian glass masters to Antakya in the 1940s and established the first regular and stable glass workshop. Later, my late uncles Ali Asfuroğlu and Ferit Asfuroğlu joined forces in these endeavors, and our uncle Ali proceeded to work at Paşabahçe and other private glass factories in Istanbul to further his education. As a master-manager, my father and I made glass bottles and jars for years after returning to Antakya. My father then sold the jars they made by hauling them to Anatolia in his own truck. On the way back, they used the same truck to gather broken or waste glass and transport it to Antakya. When they returned and couldn't find any waste glass, they brought necessary commercial goods (rice, sugar, wheat, etc.) to Antakya. Meanwhile, glass production has emerged as an essential industry branch for Antakya, with numerous new businesses springing up. The green glass produced here has reached many areas of Turkey and has found a home in many people's kitchens and pantries.

My father's hustle and bustle came to a stop when he died suddenly in 1964, and our glass workshop was closed. Uncle Ali was forced to close the glass workshop he established in Iskenderun for reasons I don't understand, and he joined those who went to work in Germany, but other glass workshops in Antakya continued to produce glass at all times. This lovely natural product has provided a living for many families.

Glass has become less popular since the introduction of plastic into our existence, and the last Antakya glass factory bowed to plastic four years ago and was closed. With the closure of this factory, thousands of years of Antakya glass tradition came to an end. Because the glass factories were closed and no reproduction was possible, the green Antakya glass samples, headed by the Asfuroğlu family, became museums. This very special glass collection is open for visitors to see in the "museum" section of the glass house. On the other hand, I try to carry on my family's green Antakya glass heritage with tiny bottles, glass rings, glass coins, and glass reliefs. Tear bottles, fragrance bottles and medicine, poison storage containers, liquid storage containers, glass bracelets and rings made during the Roman, Byzantine, and Phoenician periods and available in Archeology museums were created in the antique glass house using techniques I learned from my dear teacher Sami Coşkun in the blown and relief glass workshop. I'm attempting to create glass coin reproductions.

Our guests who visit our Antique Glass House can purchase our products, which have been offered in Dösim stores of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey since 1996. Our history and glass-loving guests can unwind in this historical home, which has been transformed into an Antakya Glass Museum, Antique Glass Workshop, and Local Cultural Souvenir sales center.