Beymen started life as a men's clothing store, but is now synonymous with designer clothing and accessories for men and women, combining own-label products with select...

Part of the eponymous Boyner Group, which also owns Beymen, Boyner is a less label-conscious version of its sister store. It stocks a comprehensive selection of clothes, shoes,...

Herbal remedies and healing tonics, from medicinal teas to ginseng, karakovan honey and rare varieties of pekmez (fruit molasses). Tell them your ailment, and they'll prescribe...

Europe's biggest mall, and the second largest in the world; its six storeys can seem confusing, especially in the absence of floor plans - there seems to be just one on each...

All the usual services, delivered with a smile and some English. The Cihangir neighbourhood is popular with expats, so the staff are used to dealing with foreigners.

Emgen Optik does a roaring trade in fashion-conscious frames and shades. Around since 1925, this local institution carries a huge selection of big brands like Ray-Ban, Police,...

A one-stop cosmetics store where you can find every grooming product imaginable. In addition to its own range, Erkul stocks reasonably priced perfumes and cosmetics from around...

Hüseyin Günday is a typical neighbourhood kuaför offering the full range of beauty services. Bright young things attend to your every whim. Prices are very reasonable.

One of the oldest stores in the Egyptian Bazaar, this atmospheric place - just east of the main intersection - still has its original drawers and tea caddies. Specialities...

The latest addition to Istanbul's mall society, this is a mall with a difference. Open to, yet sheltered from, the elements, its canyon-inspired design houses 170...

Like Kanyon across the road, this four-storey mall is served by a direct link to the metro. What's different is that it pitches to a far more middle-of-the-road clientele....

MOS equates with class on the Istanbul hairdressing scene. Despite being production-line stuff, it's a great favourite with the well-heeled of both sexes, who book in for all...

Vakko was once Turkey's authority on fashion and still has huge cachet locally. Aside from some eye-catching window displays, the store has lost much of its originality today....

Turkey's oldest department store started life as a humble shop behind the Spice Bazaar in 1950. Today, it's the closest thing Istanbul has to a real department store. Unlike...