Istanbul is a shopper’s paradise, from antique shops and chic boutiques to shopping malls, but you do need to know where to look, says Lydia Bell. Istanbul’s position on an ancient trade route between ...

The following correction was printed in the Observer's For the record column, Sunday January 9 2010 We described 'a point on the Ataturk bridge (in Istanbul) where you can have one foot in Europe, the ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey ― The first rule of shopping in the centuries-old markets of Istanbul is this: The asking price is merely a suggestion. In fact, it’s barely a suggestion. A price is equivalent to a ...

Terry Richardson is co-author of The Rough Guide to Turkey, writer of The Rough Guide to Istanbul, and writes frequently about Turkey for a well-known English-language Turkish newspaper. He also helps ...