Linda Caldwell, a retired American and self-styled crazy lady (deli kız) turns traditional Turkish handicrafts, motifs and fabrics into something more off-beat. Her unique...

Derviş nestles behind the narrowest of shop fronts like a hidden temple to Anatolian handicrafts. But like at Abdulla, where owner Tayfun Utkan was a former partner, the point...

The only florist to have glided through the glory days of Old Pera intact. It's been at the same premises at the Tünel end of Istiklal Caddesi since 1899. The shop is strictly...

Güllüoĸlu is the king of baklava and su boreĸi (baked layers of cheese, fresh herbs and filo pastry). A must for sweet-toothed travellers, the syrup-soaked cakes make great...

The Istanbul Handicrafts Centre is located in a restored medrese (religious school), opposite the Baths of Roxelana. It now houses a warren of workshops, each with its own...