Sultanahmet
Owned by Canadian Jennifer Gaudet, this shop stocks top-quality towels, peştemals (traditional bath wraps) and robes for both adults and children. All are…
Must-see shopping in Istanbul
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Sultanahmet
Mehmet Çetinkaya is one of the country's foremost experts on antique oriental carpets and kilims. One of his two Tavukhane Sokak galleries is built over…
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Beyoğlu
A leader in Turkey's contemporary-design movement, Özlem Tuna produces super-stylish homewares and jewellery and sells them from her retail space near the…
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Istanbul
Serious antique shoppers should make their way to this old-fashioned business near the bazaar's Nuruosmaniye Gate. Silver candlesticks and trays,…
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Sultanahmet
A branch of the popular bath-ware retailer, which has its main showroom nearby.
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Nişantaşi, Bomonti & Harbiye
Paksoy creates and sells pieces that transcend fashion and step into art. In fact, every piece of clothing she designs is a one-off creation that has been…
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Sultanahmet
İznik Classics is one of the best places in town to source hand-painted collector-item ceramics made with real quartz and using metal oxides for pigments…
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Sultanahmet
This Arasta Bazaar branch of Mehmet Çetinkaya's gorgeous gallery sells textiles and antique jewellery.
Istanbul
Established in 2006 as Turkey’s first ‘100% ecological bazaar’, this bustling Saturday market is still going strong, with hundreds of colourful stalls…
Istanbul
This remainder outlet of İstanbul's famous fashion store should be on the itinerary of all bargain hunters. Top-quality men's and women's clothing – often…
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Kadıköy
Creative jewellery, colourful ceramics, contemporary tea glasses, olive-wood coasters and bold-patterned textiles are among the ‘ideas inspired by nature’…
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Şekerci Aytekin Erol Caferzade
Istanbul
One of the major draws in Üsküdar's bustling Balıkçılar Çarşısı (Fish Market), this sweets shop has been supplying locals with their regular fixes of…
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Istanbul
Many people think that this historic shop, which has been operated by members of the same family for over 200 years, is the top place in the city to buy…
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Beyoğlu
Local designer Nilüfer Karaca creates sculptural pieces in muted tones that customers can purchase off the rack or have made to measure in two or three…
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Nişantaşi, Bomonti & Harbiye
Elegant yet just a bit off-kilter, the contemporary ceramic pieces made by Zeynep Saraçoğlu and Pınar Philliskirk have an air of wabi-sabi – the ancient…
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Beyoğlu
Having returned to İstanbul after many years living and working around the globe, siblings Emre and Zeynep Lale Rende decided to open a concept store…
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Brezilya Kurukahve ve Kuruyemiş
Kadıköy
Located on the produce market's main strip, this shop has been selling coffee beans, nuts, dried fruit (including particularly delicious plums from…
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Nişantaşi, Bomonti & Harbiye
This sleek designer boutique gives cushions the kind of luxury display treatment usually reserved for Prada handbags. Fashion designer Rıfat Özbek and his…
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Sultanahmet
A Sultanahmet fixture since 1996, Galeri Kayseri stocks a well-presented selection of English-language novels, history books, maps and coffee-table tomes…
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Istanbul
Fashion designers and buyers from every corner of the globe know that, when in İstanbul, this is where to come to source top-quality textiles. It's…
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Istanbul
Bolts of richly coloured, hand-woven silk from Uzbekistan and a range of finely woven shawls join finely embroidered bedspreads and pillow slips on the…
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Istanbul
Kids aren't the only ones who like candy stores. İstanbullus of every age have been coming to this shop in the Küçük Pazar (Little Bazaar) precinct below…
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Sultanahmet
Nakkaş sells carpets, textiles, ceramics and jewellery. Its varied collection of more than 20,000 carpets and kilims includes antique rugs, hand-woven…
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Istanbul
Specialising in the sweet liquid gold so beloved by Turks, this small shop behind the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque sells three types of bal (honey): flower…
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Beyoğlu
The city's most beloved chocolate company started trading in 1947 and neither its logo nor this flagship store have changed much since that time. The milk…
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Beyoğlu
If you develop a taste for local music while you're in town, this popular store is the place to indulge it. As well as a huge CD collection of Turkish…
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Istanbul
Owner Haluk Botasun has been handcrafting 24-carat gold jewellery in his tiny İç Bedesten store for decades, producing attractive pieces in Byzantine and…
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Beyoğlu
Turks of every age adore the colognes and beauty products produced by this local company, which was established in 1923. Its doğal zeytınyağlı (natural…
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Beyoğlu
Those keen to supplement their CD or vinyl collections with some Turkish music should head to this large shop in Cihangir, where knowledgable English…
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Beyoğlu
The felting, lacework, embroidery, all-natural soaps and soft toys in this lovely shop are made by economically disadvantaged women in Turkey's rural…
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Istanbul
Raw cotton and silk peştemals (bath wraps) share shelf space here with traditional Turkish dowry vests and engagement dresses. If these don't take your…
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Nişantaşi, Bomonti & Harbiye
İstanbul's most glamorous department store stocks European designer labels aplenty, as well as stylish homewares in the Bostan Sokak annexe. The Beymen…
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Beyoğlu
This contemporary crafts shop in Tophane is a favourite destination for the city's design mavens. The stock includes artworks, cushions, bags, silk…
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Sultanahmet
Gleaming Russian icons, delicate calligraphy (old and new), ceramics, karagöz (shadow-puppet theatre) puppets, Ottoman prints and contemporary paintings…
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Istanbul
Tucked into the corner of Fes Cafe near the Grand Bazaar, this tiny boutique stocks top-quality towels, peştemels (cotton bath wraps) and olive-oil soap.
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Beyoğlu
The Beyoğlu branch of a well-known Grand Bazaar shop is located close to the Tophane tram stop. It specialises in high-quality textiles from Uzbekistan.
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Kadıköy
For a quirky purchase, head to this boutique, which has walls lined with rows of retro-styled sunglasses that many of Kadıköy's youthful residents…
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Beyoğlu
Generations of İstanbullus have purchased jams, lokum (Turkish Delight), helva (sweet made from sesame seed) and akide (hard candy) at this charming shop.
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Istanbul
Beautifully decorated antique wooden boxes and carved fabric stamps from Afghanistan are the major drawcard here, but there's also some nice silver and…
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Beyoğlu
This small shop is crammed with CDs, including a fine selection of Turkish classical, jazz and folk music. It's a popular hangout for local musicians.
