Shopping in Istanbul

Here are some great things to buy at Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, which is one of the city’s main attractions. You can easily spend a day exploring the Bazaar’s multitude of covered streets, which house over several thousand different kiosks. It offers a visually pleasing and aromatically charged walking experience, with vivid colours and herbal scents.

The Grand Bazaar’s numerous kiosks sell everything from kilim rugs, Turkish teas, Turkish delights and spices, to colourful crafts in all shapes and sizes. Let this list of Istanbul souvenir shopping ideas help you on your bargain hunting adventures at one of the world’s largest and oldest covered markets.