In Istanbul, there are lots of malls, covered bazaars and shops that you can find what you are looking for.

You can find almost everything that you want in Istanbul. But before leaving the city, we suggest you bring these items that will always remind you of your time in Istanbul...

Here are the top 10 things to buy in Istanbul...

Bring the desserts you enjoyed with you

For anyone with a sweet tooth Istanbul is a delightful place. Choose from deliciousTurkish delights flavoured with rose water and fruits, pistachio filled baklava and more... You can find every type of Turkish dessert in Istanbul.

Spices from Bazaars

Herbs and spices with their delicious smells will magnetize you. You can find them at the bazaars.

Tea or Coffee?

Whether you prefer coffee or tea, both make excellent gifts. You can buy Turkish tea or coffee.

You might not find these in any other country

You can easly find the brightly coloured fabrics and textiles in shops across the city . You can look for hand woven scarves, delicate embroidery and hanmade felt garments.

Seramics

When you come to Istanbul, you can see amazing ceramics on every street and in every bulding. In shops you can find little ceramics as a gift.

Carpets

Turkey has been a producer of rugs over the centuries. When you come to Istanbul, you can buy one of them.

Art from the streets

You can see a local artisan when you are walking on the Istanbul streets. You can buy one of their works, so that you can take home a memento of Istanbul.

Evil Eye

In Turkish culture giving a blue and white "evil eye" (in Turkish: Nazar Boncuğu) as a gift is a traditional. And you can find one of them in any souvenir shop.

Music of the city

In Istanbul you can hear every kind of music. Jazz to folk and sufi to classical. You can buy a collection of CDs and relive the unique spirit of Istanbul every time you hear the mesmerizing melodies of Turkey.

Souvenirs

You can find -really- unique souvenir in Çukurcuma or the Grand Bazaar.

Burj Al Arab is a hotel located in Dubai,United Arab Emirates. It is the third tallest hotel in the world; however, 39% of its total height is made up of non-occupiable space. Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 m (920 ft) from Jumeirah beach and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. The shape of the structure is designed to mimic the sail of a ship. It has a helipad near the roof at a height of 210 m (689 ft) above ground.

The beachfront area where Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach Hotel are located was previously called Chicago Beach.The hotel is located on an island of reclaimed land 280 meters offshore of the beach of the former Chicago Beach Hotel.^[11] The locale's name had its origins in the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company which at one time welded giant floating oil storage tanks, known locally as Kazzans on the site.

The old name persisted after the old Hotel was demolished in 1997. Dubai Chicago Beach Hotel remained as the Public Project Name for the construction phase of Burj Al Arab Hotel until Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the new name.

The building opened in December 1999.

Burj Al Arab is the world's third tallest hotel (not including buildings with mixed use). The structure of the Rose Rayhaan, also in Dubai, is 11 m (36 ft) taller than Burj Al Arab.

Rooms and suites

The hotel is managed by the Jumeirah Group. Despite its size, Burj Al Arab holds only 28 double-story floors which accommodate 202 bedroom suites. The smallest suite occupies an area of 169 m² (1,820 sq ft), the largest covers 780 m²(8,400 sq ft). Suites feature design details that juxtapose east and west. White columns show great influence. Bathrooms are accented by mosaic tile patterns. The Royal Suite, billed at US$18,716 per night, is listed at number 12 on World's 15 most expensive hotel suites compiled by CNN Go in 2012.

The Burj Al Arab is very popular with the Chinese market, which made up 25 percent of all bookings at the hotel in 2011 and 2012.

Restaurants

Al Muntaha ("Highest"), is located 200 m (660 ft) above the Persian Gulf, offering a view of Dubai. It is supported by a full cantilever that extends 27 m (89 ft) from either side of the mast, and is accessed by a panoramic elevator.

Al Mahara ("Oyster"), which is accessed via a simulated submarine voyage, features a large seawater aquarium, holding roughly 990,000 L (260,000 US gal) of water. The wall of the tank, made of acrylic glass in order to withstand the water pressure, is about 18 cm (7.1 in) thick.

Business Trips

Never before in the history of the world have businessmen traveledas much as they do today. It is not surprising because we areliving in a world of growing international trade and expandingeconomic and technical cooperation. Though it is fascinating fortourist travelling, it has become the most tiring of alloccupations for many businessmen and experts. Therefore, choosing acomfortable hotel to stay at is a matter of bigimportance. There are plenty of good hotels, motels and guesthouses in the world, which are conviently located in major businesscenters.

Many developing countries, such as India, Egypt,Nigeria, Lybia, etc have excellent hotels. Their numerousfacilities include both large and small cocktail bars, barber's shopsand conference halls equipped with simultaneous, multilingualtranslation systems. There are parking areas which can accomodatea lot of cars. It might be useful for travelling businessmen andtourists to know that tailor shops, shoe repair shops,laundry and dry cleaning services are available for guests. Peoplein the office help guests to book train or steamer tickets andrent a car. They are also ready to give all necessary information.Nowadays people who go on business mostly travel by air as it isthe fastest means of travelling. Passengers are requested toarrive at the airport 2 hours before the departure time oninternational flights and an hour on domestic flights, as theremust be enough time to complete the necessary airportformalities.Passengers must register their tickets, weigh andregister the luggage.

Most airlines have at least 2 classes oftravel: first class and economy class which is cheaper. Eachpassenger of more than 2 years of age has a free luggageallowance. Generally this limit is 20kg for economic classpassenger and 30kg for first class passenger. Excess luggage mustbe paid for except for some articles that can be carried free ofcharge. Each passenger is given a boarding card to show atgeparture gate and again to the stewardess when boarding theplane. Watch the electric sign flashes when you are on board,when the "Fasten Seat Belts" sign goes on do it promptly and alsoobey the "No Smoking" signal. Do not forget your personal effectswhen leaving the plane.

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