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 ...

The advice that guidebooks are likely to dispense about visiting Kapaliçari, Istanbul's Grand Bazaar—"Learn to haggle" or, perhaps, "Guard against pickpockets"—reduces the world's oldest covered ...

Architecture and shopping go hand in hand at these characterful arcades, which also offer a glimpse into the city’s rich past Karaköy, near the Golden Horn, is Istanbul's latest upcoming neighbourhood ...

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 ...