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( 212-334 0700; www.saloniksv.com ; İstanbul Foundation for Culture & Arts, Nejat Eczacıbaşı Bldg,
Sadi Konuralp Caddesi 5, Şişhane; Karaköy, then funicular to Tünel) This intimate performance
space hosts live contemporary music (mainly jazz), lectures and theatrical performances;
check the website for program and booking details. Before or after the show, have a drink
at X Bar Offline map Google map ( www.xrestaurantbar.com ; 7th l, Sadı Konuralp Caddesi 5, Şişhane;
9am-midnight Sun-Wed, to 4am Thu-Sat) , on the top floor.

Shopping

Sultanahmet & Bazaar District

Many travellers are surprised to find that the highlight of their visit was searching and bar-
tering for treasures in the city's atmospheric bazaars. The best of these are the Grand
Bazaar and Arasta Bazaar Offline map Google map ( Sultanahmet) , which specialise in

carpets, jewellery, textiles and ceramic goods.

COCOON
Offline map Google map
( www.cocoontr.com ; Küçük Aya Sofya Caddesi 13; 8.30am-7.30pm; Sultanahmet) Felt hats, an-
tique costumes and textiles from central Asia are artfully displayed in one store, while
rugs from Persia, central Asia, the Caucasus and Anatolia adorn the other. Also has
branches in the Arasta Bazaar and Grand Bazaar ( www.cocoontr.com ; Halıcılar Çarşışı Sokak
38, Grand Bazaar;

| Carpets, Textiles

Beyazıt-Kapalı Çarşı) . 9am-7pm Mon-Sat;

Beyoğlu & Around

For Turkish musical instruments, check out the shops along Galipdede Caddesi, which
runs between Tünel Meydanı and the Galata Tower; among them is Lale Plak Offline map
Google map ( Galipdede Caddesi 1, Tünel; 9.30am-7.30pm Mon-Sat, 10.30am-7pm Sun; Karaköy,
then funicular to Tünel) , with a fine selection of Turkish classical, jazz and folk music CDs.
For avant-garde fashion go to Serdar-ı Ekrem Caddesi, also the home of attractive
hand-painted plates, platters, bowls and tiles at the small atelier SIR Offline map