Bingöl Bal Pazarı

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 honey from Bingöl, karakovan (natural comb honey) from Pervari district of Siirt, and chestnut honey from Artvin.


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