Markets and shopping across Turkey's coast and bazaars

Alanya's weekly markets move around the neighbourhoods by day, with the biggest one, the Friday Cuma Pazarı, setting up in the town centre. This guide maps each market to its area, lists what the stalls sell and explains the cash-and-haggling routine.

Alanya splits its shopping three ways: weekly neighbourhood bazaars for produce and bargains, daily semi-covered souvenir markets for gifts, and malls for fixed prices. This guide lays out the days, the named stops from Bedesten to Alara Grand Bazaar, and how to compare goods and bargain.

Antalya gives you two very different markets: the Friday produce market in Çaybaşı, Muratpaşa, where locals fill bags with tomatoes, olives, cheese and spices, and the Old Bazaar in the centre, which sells crafts, leather, cotton and jewellery. Here is how each works, what a basket costs in lira, and how to pay without fuss.

Antalya mixes a covered bazaar near the clock tower, souvenir lanes in Kaleiçi, neighbourhood street markets and air-conditioned malls. This guide separates them by what they sell, notes market days and opening hours, and explains where bargaining is welcome and where it is not.

Belek market is a Saturday market in the town, combining a grocery side with textile stalls of clothes, bags and souvenirs across a large site. Go in the morning, as stalls begin to thin out in the early afternoon, and treat it as a morning out rather than a full day.

Shopping in Belek centres on the Saturday street market, Kadriye's Tuesday market and shopping street, and Forsa Mall, with more weekly markets across the Serik district. Here are the days, the streets and what each stop sells.

Bodrum is a peninsula, not one market town, so the market you reach depends on which coast you are based on. The clearest documented example is Gültürkbükü's once-weekly outdoor market on the north side. This guide covers how the geography shapes your choice, getting there by dolmuş or car, and how to approach paying and haggling.

Bodrum shopping splits into three patches: the Çarşı streets in the centre, small boutiques on named back streets, and the out-of-town malls. This guide names the shops, the streets they sit on and the stated mall hours, so you can plan a half-day loop without wasting a hot afternoon.

Dalyan's weekly market takes over the town centre on Saturday morning, with villagers selling what they picked that week. Arrive early for the best produce, order gözleme as you walk in, bring cash in small notes and your own bags, and use the other days of the week for markets in Ortaca, Köyceğiz, Fethiye and Muğla.

Didim spreads its shopping across two very different markets: the Saturday market, whose date can move for Bayram holidays, and the Mavişehir night market, where stall browsing happens after dark. A shopping centre at the bottom of Atatürk Bulvarı covers handbags, shoes, perfume and gifts, plus an upstairs tailor.

Shopping in Didim splits neatly between two towns: practical shops and the Saturday market in Didim centre, and tourist-facing souvenir, clothing and fake-designer stalls along the Altınkum waterfront and in Dolphin Square. This guide covers market days, the shopping centre at the bottom of Atatürk Bulvarı, supermarkets for self-caterers and the paid gold-and-leather shopping tour.

Fethiye's main market runs on Tuesdays beside the canal near the football stadium, with produce aisles, clothes and bags, and a street of food cabins. Here is how the day works, how to walk in from the harbour, what to eat and how tours from the resorts fit around it.

Fethiye keeps its shopping compact: the vine-shaded Paspatur bazaar for carpets, ceramics and leather, the fish market side streets for spices, coffee and copperware, Çarşı Caddesi and Umbrella Street for clothes, and Erasta AVM for mainstream brands. Here is what to buy where, and how to pay.

Hisaronu market sets up on Mondays with bags, clothes, spices and souvenirs, a compact village affair. Fethiye's own weekly market is far larger, better stocked and generally cheaper on the same souvenirs, so many visitors shop both and treat Hisaronu as the easy browse near the pool.

Hisarönü's shops cover the holiday essentials — Turkish delight, apple tea, ceramics, leather, T-shirts and jewellery — while Fethiye, a short dolmuş ride away, offers the wider range and the Tuesday market. Here is what to buy where, how to judge quality, and how haggling works.

İçmeler's weekly market fills the main square on a Wednesday with produce, clothes, shoes, jewellery and souvenirs. Here is what is sold, how haggling works, where to shop on other days, and the Marmaris and Muğla alternatives.

Shopping in İçmeler is a compact mix of clothes and shoe shops and souvenir stalls, though whether a market still runs on the main square is unconfirmed. For a fuller day of bargaining, a Thursday coach trip reaches the Muğla street market, where cash in lira, a hat and a willingness to haggle cover most of it.

Two markets in central Izmir cover very different shopping trips: Kemeraltı, a huge open-air bazaar in Konak trading six days a week, and the Alsancak street market, which takes over the back roads of a built-up neighbourhood on Sundays. Here is how each one works, what to buy and how to reach them.

İzmir splits its shopping cleanly in two: the packed lanes of Kemeraltı Bazaar for spices, leather and souvenirs, and the air-conditioned malls at Bornova and Balçova for brands. This guide maps both, with addresses, bargain tactics and district-by-district picks.

Kalkan's main market day is Thursday, held a short walk out of the Old Town. Here is what the stalls sell, how haggling works, and which village markets nearby fall on other days.

Kalkan shopping splits into three easy errands: souvenir hunting in the Old Town lanes, the Thursday open-air market on the high street, and everyday grocery runs at Migros, CarrefourSA and the discount chains. Here is what each is good for, when it runs and how to pay.

Kemer's market life comes in two forms: a bazaar of small indoor shops and street stalls selling souvenirs, textiles, leather, jewellery, spices and food, and a weekly pazar that traders promote as a Thursday event. This guide separates the two, explains haggling stall by stall, and slots the market into an easy Kemer day.

Kemer's shopping runs on a rota of neighbourhood bazaars rather than one central souk: the villages and resort suburbs each take a different day of the week, and the fixed bazaar shops and Atatürk Boulevard fill the gaps between market days.

Kuşadası holds its weekly street markets on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Tuesday and Friday are the produce days, Wednesday is the big clothes and souvenir day, and this guide explains where each one sits, what's sold and how to bargain without being fleeced.

Kuşadası splits its shopping between open-air bazaars, covered shopping streets and the air-conditioned Kuşadası AVM. Here is what each one offers, what to buy, how to haggle and how to pay.

The Manavgat bazaar runs twice a week: Monday for produce, honey and cheese from local farmers, and Thursday for towels, leather and souvenirs. This guide covers the typical opening hours, the mid-morning arrival window, dolmuş transport from Side and Belek, how haggling works at the stalls, and a half-day route that pairs the market with the Manavgat mosque and the waterfall.

Marmaris market day is Thursday, when the weekly market sells fruit and vegetables with some clothing stalls. The covered bazaars and Blue Port AVM cover the rest of the week.

Marmaris splits its shopping between a shaded covered bazaar, open-air weekly markets in Içmeler, Armutalan and Beldibi, and a fixed-price mall at Blue Port. Here is what each one sells, which day to go, and where haggling is expected.

Ölüdeniz has no market of its own, so market day means a dolmuş to Fethiye on a Tuesday for leather, shoes, handbags, carpets and produce. The Atatürk Caddesi grocery in Ölüdeniz covers everyday shopping year-round, and coach tours from Dalyan and Sarıgerme add the Blue Lagoon and Kayaköy.

Ölüdeniz has no bazaar of its own: shopping means the Belcekız strip behind the beach and the bigger market town of Fethiye, a short dolmuş ride away. Here is what is sold where, how to haggle, and how to pay.

Side is good for shopping if you mix the old town's limestone shopping street with the weekly bazaars in Manavgat and the surrounding villages. Here is which market runs on which day, what each one sells, how bargaining works and how to get there by dolmuş.

Side market runs on Saturdays in the town centre, selling groceries, imitation bags, purses and clothing. Manavgat's bazaar is far larger and opens on Mondays and Thursdays, with smaller weekly markets at Çolaklı, Sorgun, Kumköy and Taşağıl.

Turkish markets come in three different shapes, and British visitors tend to call all of them 'the market'. Here is how the covered bazaar, the weekly pazar and the small grocery shop differ, what each sells, and how to shop them without overpaying or overpacking.