Antalya is home to some of the best shopping, with lots of appealing spots for specialty and traditional items, including precious jewelry. No less appealing are Antalya’s marketplaces and bazaars. There you will find leather bags and shoes, locally-made garments, coffee, Turkish spices, and more. You can even escape into modern air-conditioned markets. Do not leave Antalya before visiting at least some of them.
1) Nil Tekel Shop
The fine art of ceramic production has been a practice in Turkey for several centuries. For pottery-making, masters and artists use red river mud. In Turkey there are approximately 300 workrooms dedicated to these handcrafted products. In this shop visitors will see pottery of various shapes and sizes, from very small to very large, decorated with painted figures in a variety of colors.
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2) Perge Shopping Center
The Perge Alışveriş Merkezi (Shopping Center) is situated in a hotel zone where tourists will find a large number of coffee boutiques with ground coffee or beans, coffee makers, a wide range of coffee sets or coffee grinders. Also you can learn much about Turkish coffee itself, such as where else you can find different Turkish coffee grinders. Turkish coffee is particularly excellent for people who adore living!
3) Iskele Market
If you're looking for flavorful fresh fruits and vegetables, Iskele Market has plenty of shops where you can find them at a reasonable price. Some will even prepare fresh juice right before your eyes. The wide variety of colorful produce will entice you to try some on the spot as well as take it with you. Many types of exotic fruits and vegetables can also be found, so taste and explore.
4) Storks Jewellery
Storks Jewellery is the most famous jewellery shop in Antalya. Its predecessor was founded in 1972 in Istanbul, which evolved into the Storks Chain in 1997. They now have 65 stores in Turkey and 6 abroad, with its 240-employee headquarters in Antalya, and shops in many prestigious hotels in the region. They believe that "Jewellery is an emotion" and they aim to offer these wonderful emotions to their customers via their quality products and service. They believe in family, and that jewellery can be an investment for future generations.
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5) Selekler Shopping Center
Turkey is famous for its spicy cuisine, and various spices and herbs are available in its shops. If you are not familiar with how to cook using paprika, mint extract, or cinnamon, you can find a book to reveal some recipe secrets. If you need a unique and thoughtful gift for someone special, perhaps some saffron spice would do. Besides spices you can find aromatic pines honey, delicious Turkish Delight, or sweet and flaky baklava.
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6) Kaleiçi Halicilik
The motifs on Turkish carpets aren't simply beautiful and striking; they have a long tradition of meaning, as far back as the 5th - 3rd centuries BC. They can express a wide variety of emotions: love, happiness, or sadness. Or they can have a symbolic meaning: eternity, marriage, protection, or destiny. Even the construction, the weaving and knots are steeped in tradition. The first carpets had narrow borders of plant or geometric motifs, and to this day the border can indicate what region produced the carpet. You can find examples among the many shops in Kaleiçi.
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