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Shopping in North Cyprus
Designer clothes and shoes are an excellent buy; however the quality and
price will vary from shop to shop. The shops selling latest fashion as well as
the shops supplied with casual and brand-name sport goods are available across
the centre of Kyrenia, Nicosia and Famagusta.
| Bayramoğlu |
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| Description: |
Offers shoes and bags of different colours, shapes and sizes |
| Address: |
Osman Pasa Street Latif Apt
P. O. Box 74
Nicosia |
| Tel.: |
+90 392 227 38 35 |
| E-mail: |
bshose@kktc.net |
Gold and silver are in abundance. The prices are reasonable and the designs are
unusual. Gold and silver are priced according to their weight. There are many jewellery
shops to choose from in North Cyprus.
| Senak Gold & Diamond |
| Description: |
Plenty of unique designs in white and yellow gold. |
| Address: |
Sea Street 13, (Deniz Sokak)
Kyrenia |
| Tel.: |
+90 392 815 2811 |
| Fax: |
+90 392 815 3891 |
| E-mail: |
info@senakdiamond.com |
| Website: |
www.senakdiamond.com |
There are many bazaar shops selling amazing collections of Turkish pottery, tiles,
silk, cushion covers, scarves and ornaments of all descriptions. Basketry products
(sesta or paneri in Turkish) seem refined, and comparatively expensive; one can find
really strong, large baskets suitable for clothes hampers in North Nicosia and the
village of Edremit, though as in the South the items tend to be made elsewhere, in
the remote villages of Serdarli, Gonendere and Gornec.
In Nicosia and Famagusta there is a limited number of junk and antique dealers
with a stock of old copper and household ware. In North Cyprus the great many products
are imported from Turkey, including textile and carpets predominantly, as well as
ceramics, copper lanterns and other household items.
Markets in North Cyprus
In North Cyprus the markets are found in major cities, like Nicosia, Famagusta
and Kyrenia and they are locally called bazaars. You can find fresh fruit and
vegetables there and also clothes, shoes and stalls with souvenirs, handicrafts
and other things for household.
The Bazaar in North Nicosia
If you follow Girne Caddesi (Kyrenia Street) from Sarayonu towards the Green Line,
you come across the pedestrianized Arasta Sokagi, the heart of north Nicosia's main
shopping district. Cloth and clothing, especially inexpensive jeans predominate, with
machinist and junk metal depots in surrounding streets. As a comparison, a century ago
the city had 26 different bazaars. A section of Girne Caddesi is still called the Eski
Kadinlar Pazari or "Former Women's Bazaar" where female used to sell a variety of
textiles and household items of interest to other women.
Arasta means a bazaar either physically built into the ground floor of a mosque,
or if separate, one whose revenues go to the upkeep of a religious foundation. In this
case the foundation concerned was most probably the Selimiye Camii (originally the
Roman Catholic cathedral of Agia Sofia), reached by following Arasta Sokagi east until
you get to the covered bazaar and the Bedesten (originally a Byzantine church). The
Belediye Pazari, or covered municipal market is commonly known as "Bandabulya". This
place was the main marketplace of the city during the Ottoman period and still
remains a wonderful local market for fresh vegetable and meat, as well as Turkish
delights and souvenirs.
Location: Arasta Sokagi
Open from: Monday - Friday 6 am - 3pm, Saturday 6 am - 1pm
Kyrenia municipal market
Location: Right behind the bus terminal or inside, open every Wednesday.
Famagusta Acik Cuma Pazari (Famagusta market)
Location: between bus terminal and Lemar store, open every Friday
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