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Bright Sun
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Old, new, exotic, mundane,
antique, kitsch— shopping in Istanbul is
all these things and more.
Everyone knows about the Grand
Bazaar with its 4000
shops, but in fact the entire area
around it is shopping, shopping,
shopping for blocks and blocks. 4000
shops is a mere fraction of
the whole picture.
For example, Nuruosmaniye
Caddesi, east of the bazaar, is lined
with jewelry stores, and fine
art boutiques hide in the little
side streets off it.
there's also the Egyptian
(Spice) Market, the
boutiques and shops of Beyoglu,
the trendy shops of Nisantasi,
and numerous modern shopping complexes
here and there around the city.
Here's
a walking tour that takes you
from the Grand
Bazaar downhill on Longmarket
Street (Uzunçarsi Caddesi) through
the untouristy markets of Tahtakale to the Egyptian
(Spice) Market, with
a stop at the exquisite Rüstem
Pasha Mosque along the way. More...
Want a personal shopper to take you
through Istanbul's shopping labyrinth?
That would be Ms Marilyn Hill-Henderson,
the Screaming Shopper. More...
Shopping
for carpets? Please read
this page first!
Istanbul has numerous good English-language
bookshops where you can buy,
among other titles, my humorous travel
memoir Turkey:
Bright Sun, Strong Tea.
Brush up on your bargaining
skills before you set out on
your shopping spree.
Here's the rundown on what to buy
in Istanbul.
For details on what to buy and where,
pick up a copy of Ron and Caryl Krannich's The
Treasures and Pleasures of Turkey:
Best of the Best in Travel and Shopping.
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