5 Things To Buy In Istanbul

Editor Istanbul

Apr 16 815 read

5 Things To Buy In Istanbul

Istanbul, with its natural beauty, history and tourist places, this one of the most attractive cities of Turkey. Every year, around 13 million tourists visit Istanbul and enjoy this beautiful city.

There are hundreds of things that you can buy as souveneirs like antique shopping, but now we are going to talk about 5 things that we strongly recommend that you should buy.

1-Turkish Delight

Turkish delight, one of the successful desserts of Turkish cuisine, is at the top of the 5 things you should buy when you go to Istanbul. This dessert, which is generally consumed with Turkish coffee, will leave a delicious taste in your mouth after eating.

If you're not satisfied with one kind of thing, you're lucky! Turkish Delight can be found in different variations. for example, Walnut, hazelnut, Pistachio, Rose, pomegranate, coconut, mint, lemon, chocolate.

2-Ceramics

If you have ever visited Hagia Sophia or Blue Mosque, you must have been amazed by its charming ceramic tiles. Would you believe me if I told you that you could carry this unique and relaxing image into your home in an original way? Yes you should! In addition to this original look also ornate plates, mugs, vases and ashtrays are also sold in this concept.

3- Turkish Tea

Tea is the most commonly drank beverage after water in Turkey. For Turkish people, there is no time or place to drink tea. If you go to the restaurant, furniture shop or bank you can find the tea easily. So if you want to drink tea, you will not have any trouble finding it.

This drink, which can be consumed at any time of day, also has different health benefits. The ingredients found in tea are effective on cancer cells and can reduce the risk of cancer, and also have benefits for the intestine and heart. Travel to Istanbul for the iconic and native Turkish tea!

4-Baklava

We have another dessert in list of 5 things you should buy in Istanbul, baklava. You must have seen stores with baklava photos when you walked around. So what's in this magic dessert, and why does it taste so good?

Between the phyllo layers, chopped nuts are spread, dressed with butter, fried, and sweetened with syrup or honey. However, the quality of the flour, the thinness of the dough, and the syrup proportion are all factors in the final product's quality. Visit Istanbul for best baklava today!

5- Carpets and Rugs

Carpets and rugs are among Anatolia's oldest woven art objects. Turkish people learned how to knit rugs and rugs while they were in Central Asia. Wool threads were knotted with free ends and transformed into handicrafts in which hundreds of motifs were finely embroidered in harmony.

Especially handmade ones contain intricate details. These rugs and carpets, which bear the traces of their unique Turkish culture, will add a very different atmosphere to your home.

All of these things can be found anywhere in Istanbul but if you want to find it in one place without any searching, you can find all of this in the Grand Bazaar.