Vintage, Turkish brands and malls are already covered in my Istanbul shopping guide. This is what was left on my list and didn't fit there: a flea market, a street of second-hand furniture, ethnic clothes, art shops and huge wholesale markets. Most entries are my own short notes; where there isn't one, the description is compiled from Google Maps reviews. Only a few places, but none of them from a guidebook.
Prices are from Google reviews, valid as of 1 October 2026. Rate: 1 ₺ ≈ $0.020.
In short
- Flea market: weekends in Feriköy, Şişli.
- Second-hand furniture: Mektep Caddesi in Küçükyalı on the Asian side — a whole street of it.
- Ethnic clothes and a multi-brand store in Beyoğlu: Galip Dede Caddesi and vitruta Space, on the way from Tünel to Galata.
- Fabric, curtains, upholstery: İMÇ in Unkapanı; closed on Sundays.
- Istoc is wholesale only — they won't sell you just one item.
Flea markets and second-hand
Feriköy Antika Pazarı
Feriköy · flea market · weekends
Google Maps · Feriköy Fırın Sok., 5, Şişli
A flea market at weekends.
Judging by the address, this is the Feriköy Antika Pazarı — the antiques and flea market next to Bomonti. Google has no reviews or hours for this pin, so check the schedule before you go.
Mektep Caddesi
Küçükyalı · a street of second-hand furniture shops
Google Maps · Mektep Cd., Maltepe
A street full of second-hand furniture.
This is Maltepe on the Asian side, far from the tourist districts; Google has no reviews or hours.
Beyoğlu: ethnic clothes and multi-brand
Galip Dede Caddesi
Galata · ethnic clothing
Google Maps · Galip Dede Cd., 31
A shop selling ethnic clothes.
Galip Dede Caddesi is the street that runs down from Tünel towards Galata. Google has no shop name or reviews here — go by the house number.
vitruta Space
Beyoğlu · multi-brand store and exhibitions · daily 11:00–20:00
Google Maps · website · Kıblelizade Sk., 2
A multi-brand store: clothes, backpacks, accessories.
According to Google Maps reviews (5.0 from 30+): not just a shop but an exhibition space too — few reviews, all of them enthusiastic.
Wholesale markets and Fatih
İMÇ
Unkapanı · wholesale and retail textile market · Mon–Sat 7:00–19:00, closed Sun
Google Maps · website · Atatürk Blv, Katip Çelebi Cd.
According to Google Maps reviews (4.2 from 2,200+): İstanbul Manifaturacılar Çarşısı is a big trade complex on Atatürk Boulevard that's almost all textiles: curtains, upholstery fabric, cushions, bedding, carpets. Among the stalls there's also fresh loose lokum, cheaper than in tourist shops. Reviewers advise planning ahead — it isn't open every day.
Çığ Matbaacılık Ofset ve Tipo Baskı
Hobyar · print shop, art shops nearby · Mon–Fri 9:00–19:00, Sat 9:00–14:00, closed Sun
Google Maps · Cemal Nadir Sk., 4, Fatih
Art supply shops.
The pin itself is a print shop in Hobyar, between Eminönü and Sirkeci; it has no reviews.
Istoc Trade Center
Mahmutbey · wholesale trade town · Mon–Fri 6:30–21:00, Sat 6:30–17:00, closed Sun
Google Maps · website · 2414. Sk., 3, Bağcılar
According to Google Maps reviews (4.2 from 11,000+): one of Istanbul's largest wholesale centres — a whole town of shops selling literally everything, from tools to clothes. Expect a lot of walking. The catch: it's wholesale, and many shops won't sell you a single item; some also complain about rude sellers.
One last thing
Nearly everything here except the flea market is closed on Sunday, and the flea market only runs at weekends. So split it over two days: Saturday for İMÇ, Hobyar and Beyoğlu (Galip Dede and vitruta are a couple of hours on foot), Sunday for Feriköy.