Lonely Planet İstanbul Guide

7 SHOPPING The best shopping in Sultanahmet is found in and around the Arasta Bazaar ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ) , an historic arcade of shops that was once part of the külliye (mosque complex) of the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii). Some of Turkey’s best-known rug and ceramics dealers have shops in the surrounding streets. o JENNIFER’S HAMAM ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; % 0212-516 3022; www.jennifershamam.com; Öğül Sokak 20; h 8.30am-9pm Apr-Oct, to 7pm Nov-Mar; j Sultanahmet) Owned by Canadian Jennifer Gaudet, this shop stocks top-quality hamam items, including towels, robes and peştemals (bath wraps) produced using certified organic cotton and silk on old-style shuttled looms. It also sells natural soaps and keses (coarse cloth mittens used for exfoliation). Prices are set; no bargaining. This is the main showroom; there are two further branches in the Arasta Bazaar ( MAP ; Arasta Bazaar 125 and Arasta Bazaar 135; j Sultanahmet) . o ÖZLEM TUNA ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; % 0212-527 9285; www.ozlemtuna.com; 5th fl, Nemlizade Han, Ankara Caddesi 65, Eminönü; h 9am-6pm Mon-Fri; j Sirkeci) A leader in Turkey’s contemporary design movement, Özlem Tuna produces super-stylish jewellery and homewares and sells them from her atelier overlooking Sirkeci train station. Her pieces use forms and colours that reference İstanbul’s history and culture (tulips, seagulls, Byzantine mosaics, nazar boncuk ‘evil eye’ charms) and include hamam bowls, coffee and teasets, coasters, rings, earrings, cufflinks and necklaces. o GALERI KAYSERI ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; % 0212-516 3366; www.galerikayseri.com; Divan Yolu Caddesi 11 & 58; h 9am 8pm; j Sultanahmet) BATHWARES, HOMEWARES JEWELLERY, HOMEWARES BOOKS