Shopping
Best Place for Shopping and Your Budget
Shopping
If you are interested in shopping there are many things for you in Turkey. There are shopping malls in cities across Turkey although the best shopping experience to be had for the tourist is in the traditional shopping bazaars of Turkey. The wonderful architecture and sights and smells of the
East make shopping in Turkey a great day out.
Read More
Shopping in Turkey
Turkey is one of the world's great shopping destinations. Located at a historic trade crossroads linking to the Silk Road, the country has been a shopper's paradise for centuries, offering everything from hand-woven Turkish carpets and kilims to jewellery, antiques and Iznik ceramics, carved meerschaum and a growing number of...
Read MoreModern Shopping
For a more modern shopping experience, Istanbul doesn't disappoint, with famous designer brands, edgy boutiques and upmarket malls moving in at a remarkable pace. New developments include the ultra-sleek Istinye Park, City's Mall in Nisantasi, the futuristic Kanyon (shaped like a canyon) in the upmarket Levent district which houses Turkey's...
Read MoreGrand Bazaar
The Grand Bazaar (Kapalıçarşı) in Istanbul is one of the largest covered markets in the world with 60 streets and 5,000 shops, and attracts between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. It is well known for its jewellery, hand-painted ceramics, carpets, embroideries, spices and antique shops. Many of the stalls in...
Read MoreEgyptian Bazaar
The Egyptian Bazaar (Misir Carsisi in Turkish ) is also known as Spice Market. It's located just behind the Yeni Mosque at Eminonu Neighborhood, at the entrance of the Golden Horn. The Bazaar was originally made of wood in mid-17th century by the architect Kazim Aga, and got its final...
Read MoreArasta Bazaar
The Arasta Bazaar, also known as Sipahi Carsisi inTurkish , is located behind the Blue Mosque in the old city center, just next to the entrance of the Mosaics Museums. Despite The Grand Bazaar , Arasta Bazaar is a small and simple traditional market in Istanbul. There are about 40...
Read MoreSahaflar Çarşısı
Sahaflar Carsisi is the second-hand book bazaar located in the old courtyard between Beyazid Mosque and Grand Bazaar . It's one of the oldest markets of Istanbul built on the same site as the Chartoprateia, book and paper market of the Byzantines , where booksellers settled their shops in the...
Read MoreThe Urfa Bazaar
If the southeastern city of Şanlıurfa, is an open-air museum, its çarşı or bazaar is its living, working centrepiece. While Urfa’s religious and secular monuments stand ready to be admired, the çarşı is its hands-on exhibition. The walls may be dated to at most a few hundred years, but the...
Read MoreMoments in History
The word bazaar – ‘pazar’ in Turkish - is thought to be Persian for a place of prices. More poetically, the Turkish word çarşı comes from two Persian words, meaning four streets or four ways. It refers to a four-sided market place, or to a street with shops to left
Read MoreShopping in Other Cities of Turkey
Outside of Istanbul, other cities with historic bazaar areas include Izmir, known for its leather garments; Bursa, whose silk textiles are famous; and Kayseri, traditionally known for its carpets. In addition, every major city in Turkey will usually have a modern shopping mall, offering a mix of global brands and
Read MoreShopping Tax in Turkey
VAT or tax is called KDV in Turkey and is almost always included in the price of everything from clothes to hotel rooms. You should have to take your shopping receipt to a bank in the airport when you are leaving Turkey and you should be given a refund.
Read MoreTax-Free Shopping
You have bought your carpet, your leather jacket and other stuff. You’re heading back home. But you don’t know how to get back that tax you’ve paid while purchasing. Foreigners are entitled to a VAT refund (value-added tax, KDV in Turkish). The tax is 18% of the total amount of
Read More
