Cocoon is housed in two fabulous shops by the Blue Mosque, on Küçükayasofya. The first (no.13) has an incredible array of felt hats. Coupled with four...

Accessories, hamam wear, shirts, scarves and all manner of knick-knacks - Cocoon is the only souvenir shop you'll need.

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

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...

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....

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...

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

Kilim accessories are everywhere these days, but what you'll find here - from belts and footwear to bags, purses and stationery - is a cut above the rest....

Kilim accessories are everywhere these days, but what you'll find here - from belts and footwear to bags, purses and stationery - is a cut above the rest....

Kilim accessories are everywhere these days, but what you'll find here - from belts and footwear to bags, purses and stationery - is a cut above the rest....