Book shopping in Turkey
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Sahaflar Çarşısı
The Old Book Bazaar is great fun for browsing, but you'll find more new than old. It's just west of the Kapalı Çarşı (Grand Bazaar), wedged between Çadırcılar Caddesi and the Beyazıt Camii. The nearby flea market runs only rarely these days.
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Robinson Crusoe
There are few more pleasant fates than being marooned here for an hour or so. With its classy decor, good magazine selection and wide range of English-language novels and books about İstanbul, it’s one of the best bookshops around. Staff speak English and know their books.
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Galeri Kayseri
Twin shops almost opposite each other offer a modest range of English-language fiction and glossy books on İstanbul. The range looks larger and better than it actually is, but it’s the best English-language bookshop this side of the Galata Bridge.
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Greenhouse Bookshop Cafe
This friendly bookshop stocks the city's best range of books in English about İstanbul and Turkey. There's a huge kids section and a decent fiction section. It's where most of the expats in the know buy their reading matter.
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Homer Kitabevi
Come here for an unrivalled range of Turkish fiction, plus an enviable collection of nonfiction covering everything from Sufism and Islam to Kurdish and Armenian issues. It stocks children’s books too.
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Pandora
This long-standing independent bookshop has recently opened a new store dedicated solely to English-language books. It has great crime fiction and travel sections, as well as loads of books about Turkey.
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Istanbul Kitapçısı
This bookshop is run by the municipality and as a consequence prices are very reasonable. It stocks some English-language books about İstanbul, and a good range of maps, CDs, postcards and prints.
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Joy Bookstore
Head downstairs to find a limited selection of English language novels, travel guides and cookbooks. There's a small café selling ice cream and sandwiches on the top-floor balcony.
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Owl Bookshop
A small but well-edited selection of new and used English-language books. The owner, Kemal Özkurt, keeps odd hours. Knock with persistence if the shop appears to be closed.
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Imagine Bookshop
Sells foreign newspapers and magazines, English-Turkish dictionaries and books and maps on Turkey and Turkish CDs.
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Artı Kitabevi
English-speaking, friendly bookshop with a good selection of English-language books.
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