Izmir Shopping

Your description is so general that this shop may be any of the shops in Kemeralti, Ýzmir. Could you please send more details, for instance, the name of shop owner, the shop's name, etc. Why are you asking this shop? If you need anything youcan find another shops in Ýzmir.

I'd like to have a comparison between shopping in Izmir and Istanbul regarding price, quality and variety of goods, specially clothings.

It will help me to plan our (me and my wife) Turkey trip in such a way that can be in the shopping city after the other!

thanks

The famous blue/yellow/white beads that protect people from evil eye are cheap enough for every friend you have back home!

In Greece and Turkey the evil eye jewelry is very common. Colourful beads, bracelets and necklaces. This popular symbol is common to see it on almost anything, from babies to walls! The evil eye is a folklore belief that the envy elicited by the good luck of fortunate people may result in their misfortune! They believe that some people can bestow a curse on victims by the malevolent gaze of their magical eye. The most common form, however, attributes the cause to envy, with the envious person casting the evil eye doing so unintentionally. Believe it or not it’s nice to buy one for souvenir. That’s what I did! :)

The famous turkish delight is Lokum. You will find lokums in many different sizes and tastes. Try as much as you can! What's more, it is a great gift too because there are many places where you buy it in a box. Lokum is made from sugar, water and starch. Simple but nice! Some cafes serve a lokum with the Turkish coffee.

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A nice little shops with interesting souvenirs, not so cheap but very beautiful for decoration. It also has some typical souvenirs like magnets etc in case you just want something to bring back to a friend.

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In fact the big bazaar is not so big as the one in Istanbul but it is situated in an old building with many interesting shops for carpets with nice carvings, silver things (I found some great glasses), dried fruits, evil eyes (thousands of them!), antiques, leathers, gold accessories, handmade ceramics, and of course many souvenir shops.

What I liked most was that in many parts the locals were there to shop and not only tourists. Go also inside Kislaragasi Han, the covered old market of 1744 that hold many souvenir shops. Don’t forget to have a cafe or tea in the small traditional cafes next to bazaar.

The main street in Karsiyaka, is not the only place for shopping in Izmir. There are more: Konak (Kemeralti), Alsancak, Guzelyali are the other important ones. There are many cloth and shoe stores. I'll try to put pictures of those places. Also there are a lot of malls in Izmir such as EGS Park in Karsiyaka, Agora, Ozdilek in Balcova. There are more...

What to buy: Anything you need...

One of the most important shopping center in Izmir is around this street in Karsiyaka suburb. There are many small shops about men, women and child clothes, shoes, jewelery, food, drink etc. This street is always tooo busy...

What to pay: You can find all kinds of shops. Expensive and average....