House shopping in Istanbul
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Haseki Hamam Carpet & Kilim Sales Store
Located in the historic Baths of Lady Hürrem, which are worth a visit in their own right, this Ministry of Culture carpet shop sells new carpets replicated from museum pieces. Although prices are fixed and clearly marked, you can get better deals elsewhere. However, this is a good place to come to get an idea before you launch out into the carpet shops.
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Hikmet + Pinar
An opulently decorated store filled to the brim with top-class Ottoman-era furniture, mirrors, glassware, textiles and paintings, Hikmet + Pinar is the type of place you enter only if you're ready to spend the cash equivalent of a second mortgage. We bet they furnish more than their fair share of İstanbul mansions.
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Design Zone
Contemporary Turkish designers show and sell their work in this attractive boutique. Look out for the super-stylish jewellery and hand-crafted hamam -bowl sets created by owner Özlem Tuna. The varied stock caters to all budgets
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Yörük
This narrow store has a selection of top-quality rugs from the Caucasus and Central Asia, most of them dowry pieces. The owners are friendly and knowledgeable - best of all, they refrain from the hard sell.
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Er & Ne & Met
Need a few rugs for your palazzo? This is where to get them. Specialising in oversized rugs, it stocks a large range of new, old, antique and silk examples of the craft, all of which are top quality.
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Ziya Aykaç
Established in 1910, Ziya Aykaç stocks antique watches, silk prayer rugs, silver jewellery and old porcelain. If you can't find something great to take home, you're just not looking hard enough.
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Galeri Cengiz
One of the many rug shops in the Arasta Bazaar, Galeri Cengiz stocks a colourful range of carpets and kilims that are sure to place your baggage allowance for the flight home in jeopardy.
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Beyoğlu Hali Evi
The ceramics on sale here aren't of the highest quality, but they're well priced and worthy of a browse. Tea glasses and copies of Ottoman originals are the best bets.
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