Thou shall not covet these incredibly thick and plush towels. With two locations in and around the Grand Bazaar, Abdulla stocks goods like deliciously textured bath sheets, herbal olive-oil soaps, and all of the accouterments for a home-style hamam (silk pestamal, hand mitt, and so on). READ MORE →
If you simply have to have a set of those white copper hamam bowls or a copper platter for a table à la Turque, root around the slightly disheveled stalls near the book bazaar. That is, if you aren’t going to Ankara, where copper is king.
Adress: Cadircilar Cad. (past the entrance [...]
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