MOTHER´S DAY SPECIAL GIFT IDEAS, 50$ AND UNDER!

What about surprising your mom with Unique Turkish Handcrafts this Mother´s Day?
The most important lady in your life deserves a special gift! This year we teamed up and found great unique pieces and kept it on budget! Enjoy Express Shipping on ALL Orders!http://www.grandbazaarshopping.com/#!mothers-day/c11d7

TURKISH CERAMIC, DERVISH BOWLS

We are so happy that we finally added beautiful Dervish Ceramic Bowls to our website!
You might seen them a lot if you ever visited Grand Bazaar Istanbul.. We think they are so unique and we wanted to share what whirling dervishes mean on these beautiful ceramic bowls.. Dervish figures symbolize the way of life to love and be of service to people, deserting the ego or false self and all illusion so that one can reach maturity and perfection..

EASTER DECORATION IDEAS WITH ORIENTAL TOUCH

Easter is all about colors and cheer, so as Oriental Pieces! This Easter, try something unique and decorate your Home with some unique Turkish Handcrafts!

Silk Ikat Cushions: http://www.grandbazaarshopping.com/#!product/prd2/3824227011/velvet-silk-ikat-cushion-cover-set-of-two

Hand-painted Ceramic Bowls: http://www.grandbazaarshopping.com/#!ceramic-bowls/cj2

Multi-Color Copper Tea Set: http://www.grandbazaarshopping.com/#!product/prd2/3766275141/copper-turkish-tea-set%2C-with-colorful-tea-glasses

TURKISH TEA CULTURE

People may assume Turkish Coffee is the national drink of Turkey but this could not be more wrong.. We love drinking tea from sunrise to sunset and there is never a bad time to drink it in here, Turkey! A young boy carrying a silver tray hurries through the crowd to deliver small tulip shaped glasses filled with black tea is a very familiar sight in streets. Shopkeepers often offer customers a Turkish tea specially in Grand Bazaar, as a sign of friendship and hospitality. During your holiday, browsing through shops, you only have to say “yes” when being offered the "Çay" :) To see unique Turkish Tea Sets and delicious Turkish Tea you can visit; www.grandbazaarshopping.com 

Turkish Peshtemal, what is so special about it?

Turkish Peshtemal is known as Traditional Turkish Towel and used in the Turkish Baths. Peshtemals can be in very different colors and styles.

The peshtemal absorbs water as fast as a traditional towel, dries more quickly, takes up less space an is very easy to carry! Because of these reasons, it is a great alternative to the traditional towel in bathroom, SPA, beach, pool, sport facilities and for a baby care. Grand Bazaar is a great spot to find your unique peshtemal, if you don't have a chance to come, you can always shop these beautiful peshtemals and other Turkish handcrafts from Grand Bazaar online! To shop ecofriendy peshtemal towels & robes; http://www.grandbazaarshopping.com/#!peshtemal/c1vsg

KILIM BAGS, MADE OF TURKISH KILIMS

What is kilim and what is so special about Turkish Kilim?

It is so hard to resist beautiful Turkish Kilims. The `Kilim`originates from the Persian. The art of weaving was introduced to Anatolia by the Seljuks toward the end of the 11th and the beginning of 12th centuries and since then Anatolian Kilims amaze everyone with their uniqueness!
Us? We love them on purses, boots and even key chains! This is the reason that we added beautiful kilim bags to our website! Soon we will be adding kilim rugs and more accessories! You can find all one of a kind Kilim Bags here; http://www.grandbazaarshopping.com/#!kilim-bags/c1c1o

AN INTRODUCTION TO GRAND BAZAAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME VISITOR

Get ready to amazed!

In 2014, it is listed No.1 among world's most-visited tourist attractions with 91,250,000 annual visitors.`

The construction of the future Grand Bazaar's core started during the winter of 1455/56, shortly after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. It is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 3,000 shops  which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily.

So, it is crazy yes!

But why does everyone who comes to Turkey must go to Grand Bazaar at least once?

First of all, one day is not enough BUT if you have limited time, you can at least see some of the streets of this incredible walled city of Istanbul! Here is some of the street names with the product groups that you will find in those streets:

  

   - Jewellers and gold bracelets along Kalpakcılar Caddesi;

• Gold bracelets along Kuyumcular Carsısı;
• Furniture along Divrikli Caddesi;
• Carpets along Sahaflar Caddesi;
• Leather goods along Perdahçılar Caddesi
• Leather and casual clothes at the Bit Pazarı;

The Grand Bazaar is opened each day except Sundays and bank holidays from 9:00 until 19:00. Your online destination to Grand Bazaar is www.grandbazaarshopping.com