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What To Bring

What To Buy

Weights & Measures 

What To Bring

In summer from June till September:

• light cotton clothes

• a light sweater or jacket (for the evenings)

• a hat

• sun lotions

• sunglasses

• a raincoat (Travelers of Central,  Eastern Regions and Northern Region of Anatolia)

In winter and early Spring:

• Winter wear

What To Buy

Ne Almalı
 

Evil Eye Bead                              

The evil eye bead is made of blue glass and will be a very good gift item for your friends. Most people believe that it protects a person from other people's malicious thoughts.

Carpets & Kilims                            

Hand-woven Turkish carpets and kilims are worldwide famous. There are many varieties such as material-wool, cotton or silk. The price changes depending on the number of knots per square inch besides the material used.

Leather Made Goods                                               

Turkish leather goods are of very high quality and also cheap.

Textile Goods                      

Textile goods are clothes, Turkish towels and other all kind of goods made of natural cotton which are very reasonably priced and of high quality.

Jewelry                                                                      

Hand made jeweler and the workmanship  is wonderful in Turkey. You can find something special at the Grand Bazaar / Kapalı Çarşı in Istanbul as well as other places.

Other goods worth to buy are hand made potteries in areas like Cappadocia, Pamukkale etc.  You can find vases and many other items made of onyx, tiles, ceramics, and copper.

WARNINGS:

• Some antiques will be offerd  you by illegal people and vendors.  Do not buy ANTIQUE PIECES they are not allowed to take out of the country!
• DRUGS are also illegal and it is a crime with a really heavy punishment. 

Weights & Measures

Turkey uses the International Metric system.

Weights and measures:

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