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and clothes. Next-door Murat Danış is part of the same operation.
(Yağlıkçılar Caddesi 57, Grand
Bazaar;
9am-7pm Mon-Sat;
Beyazıt-Kapalı Çarşı)
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Dhoku
CARPETS
One of the new generation of rug stores opening in the bazaar, Dhoku (meaning 'texture')
sells artfully designed wool kilims in resolutely modernist designs. Its sister store,
Eth-
niCon
, opposite this store, sells similarly stylish rugs in vivid colours and can be said to
have started the current craze in contemporary kilims.
(
www.dhoku.com
; Takkeçiler Sokak 58-60,
Grand Bazaar;
9am-7pm Mon-Sat;
Beyazıt-Kapalı Çarşı)
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Serhat Geridönmez
JEWELLERY
There are plenty of jewellers in the Grand Bazaar, but few sell objects as gorgeous as the
expertly crafted copies of Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine pieces on offer at this tiny
store.
(Şerifağa Sokak 69, Old Bazaar, Grand Bazaar;
9am-7pm Mon-Sat;
Beyazıt-Kapalı Çarşı)
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Muhlis Günbattı
One of the most famous stores in the bazaar, Muhlis Günbattı specialises in
suzani
fabrics
from Uzbekistan. These beautiful bedspreads, tablecloths and wall hangings are made
from fine cotton embroidered with silk. As well as the textiles, Muhlis Günbattı stocks
top-quality carpets, brightly coloured kilims and a small range of antique Ottoman fabrics
richly embroidered with gold.
(
www.muhlisgunbatti.net
; Perdahçılar Sokak 48, Grand Bazaar;
TEXTILES
9am-7pm
Mon-Sat;
Beyazıt-Kapalı Çarşı)
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Şişko Osman
CARPETS
The Osmans have been in the rug business for four generations and are rated by many as
the best dealers in the bazaar. Certainly, their stock is a cut above many of their competit-
ors. Most of the rugs on sale are dowry pieces and all have been hand woven and coloured
