Travel Reference
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Halıcılar Çarşışı Sokak
The most photogenic street in the bazaar is also the most enticing. Home to designer
stores such as Abdulla Natural Products (
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and Derviş (
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)
, it also has
two of the bazaar's most popular cafes, Ethem Tezçakar Kahveci (
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and Fes
Cafe (
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)
.
Kuyumcular Caddesi
The name of this street pays tribute to the
kuyumcular
(jewellers) who have always been
based here; these days it's the centre of the bazaar's silver merchants. Also here is one of
the bazaar's most unusual features, a quaint 19th-century timber structure known as the
Oriental Kiosk
. Once home to the most famous
muhallebici
(milk pudding shop) in the
district, it now functions as a jewellery store.
Zincirli Han
Accessed off Kuyumcular Caddesi and named after the
zincirli
(chains) that were once
manufactured here, this pretty cobbled caravanserai is now home to one of the bazaar's
best-known carpet merchants, Şişko Osman (
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.
Takkeçiler Sokak
This charming street is known for its marble
sebils
(public drinking fountains) and shops
selling kilims (pileless woven rugs). These include designer stores such as Dhoku (
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)
and EthniCon (
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, which offer kilims featuring modern and avant-garde
designs.
Textile Stores
Many of the best textile stores in İstanbul are located on or near the bazaar's major
north-south axis - Sipahi Sokak and Yağlıkçılar Caddesi. The crush of shoppers here can
occasionally resemble a cavalry charge (in Turkish,
sipahi
means 'cavalry soldier'), but
it's worth braving the crowds to visit famous stores such as Yazmacı Necdet Danış (
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