Beyoğlu
Antique Anatolian kilims and textiles are stacked alongside top-drawer Ottoman antiques in this fabulous shop in Çukurcuma. This is the best area in the…
Must-see shopping in Turkey
Istanbul
The city of Malatya in central-eastern Turkey is famous for its apricots, and this shop with two branches near the Spice Bazaar's Tahmis Sokak doorway…
Istanbul
One of the new generation of rug stores opening in the bazaar, Dhoku (meaning 'texture') sells artfully designed wool kilims in resolutely modernist…
Istanbul
Caffeine addicts are regularly spotted queuing outside this flagship store of İstanbul's most famous coffee purveyor. Housed on the ground floor of an art…
Trabzon
A heaven for helva lovers since 1953, Beton serves various forms of the traditional sweet (made most often from sesame seeds) including variants that are…
Istanbul
Comprising a shopping mall, residential development and performing arts centre, the Zorlu Center draws people with its upmarket shops, concerts featuring…
Istanbul
Members of the Kalmaz family have been concocting remedies based on Ottoman-era recipes at this old-fashioned shop since 1950. Customers come here to…
Istanbul
Supplying locals with amber-hued honey from Hakkari and Siirt, pungent pastrami from Kayseri and cheeses from every corner of the country since 1946,…
Beyoğlu
Its enormous selection of local and imported wine makes La Cave a good stop for tipplers. The staff can differentiate a Chablis from a Chardonnay, and…
Istanbul
The Sahaflar Çarşısı has operated as a book and paper market since Byzantine times, but these days sells mainly tourist tat. At the centre of its shady…
Kars
Stock up with local provisions, from whole honeycomb to local sweets like pestil köme (knobbly batons of walnuts in chewy grape-extract coating). This,…
Erzurum
Built as a caravanserai in the 16th century by Süleyman the Magnificent's grand vizier, this atmospheric stone çarşı (market) is well worth a look even if…
İzmir & the North Aegean
There are no tastings at the Talay showroom, alas, but it's possible to purchase bottles of wine. If the store isn't open, ring the bell at its şarapçılık…
Istanbul
The name is a shortening of 'Ethnic' and 'Contemporary' and that, in a nutshell, is the type of rug that this fashionable shop produces. EthniCon can be…
Göreme
Loved all those hamam towels in İstanbul's twee boutiques but shuddered at the cost? Sultan's Charm has beautiful stacks of sensibly priced hand-loomed…
Edirne
Also known as the Kavaflar Arastası (Cobblers' Arcade), this historic market below the Selimiye Mosque was part of the original külliye (mosque complex)…
Beyoğlu
This family business has been pickling vegetables and fruit since 1913 and has a devoted local clientele. It's a great place in which to sample şalgam…
Princes’ Islands
Housed in a handsome timber building adorned with art nouveau timber fretwork and jewel-coloured stained glass, this shop sells old photographs,…
Antalya
Secondhand bookshop, stocked mostly with travellers' hand-me-downs, under the care of eccentric literary larrikin Kemal Őzkurt, who can probably name…
Bodrum Town
This dumpy white building hosts Bodrum's Tuesday clothes market, a treasure trove of fake T-shirts, textiles, watches and Atatürk paraphernalia, as well…
Kadıköy
It may not look like much from the front, but this shop often sells top-quality towels and sheets manufactured in Turkey for major international brands…
Istanbul
Iranian saffron joins honey, perfumed oils and spices of every imaginable colour and aroma on the shelves of this reliable store in the Spice Bazaar…
Antalya
The 'Ottoman Sultan Slipper' shop will whip you up a pair of hand-stitched, pointy-toed slippers in dyed ox and buffalo leather. Sandals, boots and bags…
İzmir
This pedestrianised stretch of Şevket Özçelik Sokak behind the Swissötel Büyük Efes is home to street stalls selling new and second-hand books.
Bursa
This mall's blue-glass pyramid is a landmark in central Bursa. It has a decent food hall for snacking and also a modern multiscreen cinema complex.
Kadıköy
This Kadıköy branch of İstanbul's most famous purveyors of lokum (Turkish Delight) has a small cafe at the rear of the shop.
Edirne
In the Ali Paşa covered bazaar, Turkuaz is one of the best spots in the city to buy meyve sabunu (fruit-shaped soaps).
Istanbul
Jeweller Ümit Berksoy handcrafts one-off pieces at his tiny atelier just outside the İç Bedesten, and also sells antiques.
İzmir
This branch of a national chain of bookshops has a large selection of English-language books for both adults and children.
Sultanahmet
This slightly out-of-the-way family business sells silk and cotton scarves and shawls that are hand-woven in Antakya.
Beyoğlu
This boutique stocks furniture and lighting, as well as glass, metalwork and ceramic objects made by local artisans.
Edirne
Atmospheric market in Edirne's Old Mosque with apparel, foodstuffs and a few interesting shops selling local crafts.
Black Sea Coast
If you don't make it to the hilltop Ziraat tea garden, you can buy the same tea at the central Doǧus outlet.
Göreme
Pick up fresh produce, locally made cheese and all sorts of other foodie delights at Göreme's weekly market.
Beyoğlu
Come here to source caviar and the city's best lakerda (strongly flavoured salted bonito).
Nişantaşi, Bomonti & Harbiye
This shopping mall includes a food court and a seven-screen multiplex cinema.
