What to Buy in Turkey: Shopping Guide for Indian Travellers

What to bring home from Turkey, and what each item is.

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The best things to buy in Turkey include Turkish Mosaic Lamps, Turkish Evil Eye (Nazar Boncuk), Turkish Delight (Lokum) & Baklava and 1 more.

Best time to visit Turkey: April – June or September – November.

🪔 Turkish Mosaic Lamps

Handmade glass lanterns with hundreds of coloured mosaic tiles that cast rainbow light across a room — made by Istanbul's Kapalıçarşı artisans and by workshops in Cappadocia. They're fragile to transport but completely worth the effort; nothing else looks like them.

🧿 Turkish Evil Eye (Nazar Boncuk)

The electric-blue glass nazar boncuk is Turkey's most ubiquitous talisman — worn as jewellery, hung at doorways and gifted as protection against bad luck. Handblown glass versions from the Princes' Islands or Cappadocia are far more beautiful than the tourist-shop plastic variety.

🍬 Turkish Delight (Lokum) & Baklava

Turkish delight from Hafız Mustafa in Istanbul is categorically different from what you've tasted — rosewater, mastic and pistachio varieties in fresh-made form. Baklava from Karaköy Güllüoğlu (with pistachio or walnut) is Turkey's finest, rivalling anything from Athens or Lebanon.

🏺 Turkish Carpets & Kilims

Handwoven wool or silk carpets from Anatolia's weaving villages are among the world's finest — geometric kilims from eastern Turkey and pile carpets from Hereke (where the finest silk carpets take 3 years to complete). A reputable Istanbul dealer can authenticate origin and age.

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Turkey shopping questions

What should I buy in Turkey?

Popular things to buy are Turkish Mosaic Lamps, Turkish Evil Eye (Nazar Boncuk), Turkish Delight (Lokum) & Baklava, Turkish Carpets & Kilims.

What is the best souvenir from Turkey?

Turkish Mosaic Lamps. Handmade glass lanterns with hundreds of coloured mosaic tiles that cast rainbow light across a room — made by Istanbul's Kapalıçarşı artisans and by workshops in Cappadocia.

Can I take shopping back to India duty-free?

Indian customs sets a baggage allowance, and limits apply to items such as gold, electronics and alcohol. Check the current allowance before you shop.

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