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Top 20 shops in Turkey

20 shops worth a visit in Turkey, from grand department stores and markets to historic specialists and local makers.

20 shops

  1. 1
    Market

    Grand Bazaar

    Istanbul

    One of the world's oldest and largest covered markets, a 15th-century labyrinth of thousands of shops.

  2. 2
    Market

    Spice Bazaar

    Istanbul

    Mısır Çarşısı, a 17th-century covered market by Eminönü selling spices, lokum, dried fruit and tea.

  3. 3
    Market

    Kemeraltı Bazaar

    İzmir

    Sprawling historic market district of İzmir with Ottoman inns such as the Kızlarağası Hanı.

  4. 4
    Historic shop

    Koza Han

    Bursa

    15th-century caravanserai at the heart of Bursa's covered bazaar, historic centre of the silk trade.

  5. 5
    Shopping street & arcade

    Arasta Bazaar

    Istanbul

    Row of shops beside the Blue Mosque selling carpets, ceramics and textiles in former mosque stables.

  6. 6
    Books & music

    Sahaflar Çarşısı

    Istanbul

    Old book bazaar in a shaded courtyard beside the Grand Bazaar, on a site used by booksellers for centuries.

  7. 7
    Food & drink

    Hacı Bekir

    Istanbul

    Confectioner founded in 1777, credited with popularising Turkish delight, with shops in Eminönü and Kadıköy.

  8. 8
    Food & drink

    Kurukahveci Mehmet Efendi

    Istanbul

    Coffee roaster trading since 1871 from its original corner by the Spice Bazaar.

  9. 9
    Food & drink

    Hafız Mustafa 1864

    Istanbul

    Historic confectioner and pudding shop in Sirkeci selling baklava, lokum and Ottoman sweets.

  10. 10
    Food & drink

    Karaköy Güllüoğlu

    Istanbul

    Renowned baklava maker whose family has made the pastry since the 1820s, with a busy Karaköy shop.

  11. 11
    Market

    Kadıköy Market

    Istanbul

    Lively web of streets on the Asian side packed with fishmongers, delis, pickle shops and coffee roasters.

  12. 12
    Shopping street & arcade

    İstiklal Caddesi

    Istanbul

    Pedestrian avenue lined with 19th-century buildings, arcades, bookshops and stores from Taksim to Tünel.

  13. 13
    Shopping street & arcade

    Avrupa Pasajı

    Istanbul

    Elegant 19th-century glass-roofed arcade off İstiklal Caddesi selling antiques, ceramics and gifts.

  14. 14
    Antiques & vintage

    Çukurcuma

    Istanbul

    Hilly Beyoğlu neighbourhood known for its concentration of antique and vintage shops.

  15. 15
    Fashion & design

    Nişantaşı

    Istanbul

    Upmarket district around Abdi İpekçi Caddesi home to Turkish designers and international fashion houses.

  16. 16
    Fashion & design

    Vakko

    Istanbul

    Turkish fashion and textile house founded in 1934, famed for its silk scarves.

  17. 17
    Department store

    Beymen

    Istanbul

    Turkey's leading luxury department store group, with its flagship in Nişantaşı.

  18. 18
    Crafts & makers

    Zincirli Bedesten and Coppersmiths' Bazaar

    Gaziantep

    Historic covered market and copper-working streets in Gaziantep's old town.

  19. 19
    Market

    Şanlıurfa Kapalı Çarşı

    Şanlıurfa

    Atmospheric covered bazaar around the Ottoman Gümrük Hanı, busy with coppersmiths and textile sellers.

  20. 20
    Crafts & makers

    Iznik Foundation

    İznik

    Workshop reviving the quartz-based tile and ceramic techniques of Ottoman İznik.

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