Shopping

Illustration: an invented bridal street at golden hour, three shop windows each showing a white wedding gown on a dress form, olive trees in pots and a minaret over the rooftops

Turkish Wedding Dresses: Where to Buy, the Right Fit and Costs at the Door

Four ways to get a Turkish wedding dress, a tool that writes your measurements in Turkish, and what...

14 min read

Illustration: a balcony table above Istanbul rooftops with a phone showing a shopping app, an orange-taped parcel and a tea glass; a cargo plane leaves a dashed orange line across the sky

Trendyol in English: Delivery, Duty and Returns by Country

Pick your country first: Trendyol's menu, EU, UK and US duty at the door, and Türkiye returns. Each...

15 min read

Illustration: a courier seen from behind, in a plain jacket and cap, hands a brown carton to a resident’s hand at a green-shuttered doorway on a limestone harbour street in Girne, with a delivery scooter carrying two cartons at the kerb, fishing boats, the harbour castle and the Beşparmak mountain ridge behind

Online Shopping in Northern Cyprus: Who Delivers, Customs and Your Rights

Island shop, Turkish seller or a parcel from abroad: who brings it, what the post office carries, what...

20 min read

Illustration: a traveller in Istanbul holds a phone with a crossed-out shopping cart, while a vitamin bottle, a cream tube and a blood-pressure monitor go to a pharmacy (eczane) with the red E sign; the Bosphorus Bridge behind

Economy

Online pharmacies in Turkey: can you order medicine online?

Why Turkish pharmacies don't sell online, where to get medicine at night, and how to check a supplement,...

19 min read

Illustration: the open front of a polo-shirt store in a Turkish shopping mall, with folded stacks of navy, white, red and green polo shirts on a table, two mannequins, shoppers with paper bags and tea glasses at a café outside

US Polo Assn Turkey: Tax-Free Refund, Prices, Stores, Sizes

Get the VAT back at the airport, see what a polo costs, find a store on the map,...

23 min read

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American Express in Turkey: Fees, Extra Cards and Acceptance

Garanti BBVA issues American Express cards in Türkiye. See what each card costs, where the card is taken...

23 min read

Illustration: a modest-fashion boutique with long dresses and tunics on wooden hangers along a rail, folded scarves on a shelf, and a linen dress form on a stand with a cloth tape draped over its shoulders

Modanisa Turkey: Sizes, Returns, Shipping and Customs

Modanisa’s three size tables, how ordering, payment and returns work on its Turkish storefront, and what customs asks...

19 min read

Illustration: at the open door of an Istanbul flat, a courier hands over a cardboard box sealed with orange tape while the customer holds a phone showing an orange shopping app; Galata Tower and the Bosphorus are visible beyond the balcony

Hepsiburada in English: Ordering, Premium, Delivery and Returns

Hepsiburada for foreigners: the Turkish checkout words in English, same-day and next-day delivery, Hepsimat lockers, Premium at 69.90...

17 min read

Food

Buying Whey Protein in Turkey: Brands, Prices & The “Fake” Check (2026 Guide)

Living in Turkey means battling inflation in every aisle, including the supplement store. With imported brands like Optimum...

4 min read

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Amazon Turkey in English: delivery, Prime, returns and selling

How to shop on Amazon.com.tr: sellers and shipping, delivery prices and times, Prime at ₺69.90 a month, instalments,...

17 min read

The entrance of a Mavi shop in a shopping centre, with the blue Mavi sign above racks of clothes

Other

Mavi Jeans in Turkey: Cuts, Sizes, Stores and Returns

What Mavi's jean names and cuts mean, how its sizes read, which shops shorten the legs free, and...