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Top 20 Shopping Centers in Istanbul
Galleria built in Atakoy in the late 80’s was the first shopping center in Istanbul. Since then tens of new shopping centers have opened in Istanbul and the Istanbulians like going shopping and spending time in these shopping centers....
Grand Bazaar Survival Tactics for Foreigners
The Grand Bazaar is the original shopping mall, and it’s a must-see sight when you’re in Istanbul.
It can get a little scary, though, so before you go in, make sure you know what to expect! The market is packed with vendors that...
Istanbul’s shopping fest ends, next year on the table
Turkey’s first 40-day-long Istanbul Shopping Festival ended Tuesday. Increasing the number of tourists, the festival makes the biggest contribution to the city’s foreign trade, according to event co-chairman Yılmaz Yılmaz. Still, the duration...
KAVist opened in Saphhire, Istanbul
KAVİstanbul, a wine and spirit shop where you can find many Turkish and foreign wine brands opened at the Sapphire building in 4. Levent, Istanbul. KAVistanbul have their own website where the customers can place orders from the comfort of...
Shopping Centers in Istanbul
Asian side
Icerenkoy, Bauhaus bauhaus.com.tr
Icerenkoy, Carrefour carrefour.com.tr
Kadikoy, Optimum Outlet optimumoutlet.com
Kadikoy, Tepe Nautilus
Kartal, Praktiker
Kucukyali, Mr. Bricolage mrbricolage.com.tr
Pendik, Neomarin
Pendik,...
Echological Markets
It really is worrying to see echological markets open in Istanbul, where all the street markets were already echological not long ago. Here are the list of the echological markets on both sides:
Asian Side
Kadikoy, Organik Halk Pazari....
Grandbazaar, Kapalicarsi
Worldwide famous Grandbazaar or Kapalıcarsi (meaning closed shopping street in Turkish) located between Nuruosmaniye and Beyazit was built by Mehmet II the Conquerer in 1461. The area of the bazaar was also a trade center during the Roman...
Street Markets
Istanbul is a city of street markets. Every week 358 markets open in the streets of Istanbul, serving millions of Istanbullu by 50 thousands of sellers, selling vegetables, fruits, diary food, things for home, clothes, secondhand stuff,...
Istanbul, The Capital Of Shopping
The first Istanbul Shopping Fest, to be held in 2011, is an important step in turning Istanbul into a shopping and entertainment capital.
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Simurg Kitabevi, Bibliopole
Simurg is a sahaf (old book shop/seller) located in Beyoglu, Aslıhan Pasaji since 1988. Simurg famous for their cats and run by three brothers has a collection of over 50 thousands books on the history of Turkey, archaeology, arts, literature,...