Around The City

Ödemiş, which has a predominantly agricultural subsistence, attracts the attention of its visitors with its famous market established every Saturday. Ödemiş Saturday Bazaar is the most important bazaar of the Küçük Menderes Basin. In the 38.000 meter square area, 1,100 local producers and 850 sellers set up their stands to sell their natural, cheap and fresh produce every Saturday throughout the year. The bazaar has various sections such as female handicraft, cheese, etc.

Thousands of villagers produce vegetables, fruit, eggs, olives, oils, cheese, winter peksimet, tomato paste and tarhana with natural methods that are passed along from generation to generation. Ödemiş Saturday Bazaar is a center of attraction for people from nearby cities and counties.

The city's popular holiday resort, Alaçatı, is also home to one of the city's most colorful bazaars. It is possible to find everything you are looking for in the market which is established in a very wide area on Saturdays.

At the bazaar which opens at Şehitlik Street, fruits and vegetables brought by the villagers of Tire, Urla, İzmir, and Milas are sold as well as textile products, fabrics, shoes, and accessories. Locals and tourists show great interest in these products which are sold at the counters that reach up to 200 in number during the summer season.

Historic Kemeraltı Bazaar, which is one of the busiest destinations in the city with its historical buildings and colorful shops, also attracts the attention of the visitors with its famous streets around it. At the end of the bazaar, is Synagogue Street in Mezarlıkbaşı neighborhood. It’s one of the most famous streets in the city.

Synagogue Street, which has been home to all kinds of craftsmen and artisans, is named after many synagogues around it. The street, which is known as the place the freshest vegetables and fruits are sold today, is also the place to go if you’d like to buy delicatessens, fish, and pickles.

One of the most colorful markets in İzmir is established in Seferihisar, the first Cittaslow in Turkey. The market, where you can find the freshest products from the local farmers, can be visited 6 days a week except Tuesdays, at the old municipality building.

On Tuesdays, the fruit and vegetables grown by the villagers in the same place meet the consumers without intermediaries.

It is possible to buy the freshest and most natural of fruit and vegetables from the peasants who have organic agriculture and good agricultural certificates.

Sığacık is a cute village in Seferihisar, the pioneer of the Citta Slow movement in Turkey. It’s worth visiting with its clear sea, beaches, colorful streets, as well as its bazaar. When you’re in Sığacık, you should visit the historical buildings such as Sığacık Castle as well as the bazaar that frequently welcomes visitors from the surrounding districts.

At the Sığacık Bazaar which is set at the narrow streets of the Sığacık Kaleiçi region on Sundays, Seferihisar ravioli, gözleme (Turkish pancake), and tomato paste made by the women of the region are sold, along with the freshest fruit, vegetables, souvenirs and clothing items.

To feel refreshed again after you see the market, you can have lunch at the fish restaurants by the sea.

A bazaar is established on Tuesdays in Tire, one of the best destinations for a peaceful holiday in İzmir. Tire bazaar is one of the largest open markets in Turkey. In the bazaar, at which more than 1.700 counters are set up each Tuesday, food such as local herbs and vegetables, dairy products and oil as well as point lace, canvas, and felt products, clogs, saddles, tin products, and ropes are sold. The Bazaar, which spreads to almost every street of the town, welcomes visitors from İzmir, Selçuk, and Kuşadası.

In addition to the İskele Bazaar established on weekends and the Women's Producer Market on Saturdays, Urla also hosts the Arts and Antiques Market on the last Sunday of each month at the Urla Art Street.

Antiques as well as paintings, glass necklaces, and ceramics are sold at the market that brings artists and art lovers together. The street musicians turn shopping into an even more enjoyable activity.

If you happen to be in Urla o the last Sunday of the month, you shouldn’t miss this bazaar.

Urla, one of the most charming places in the city with its natural beauties, welcomes visitors from the surrounding area every Saturday and Sunday with its İskele (Pier) Bazaar. In the market, certified products produced from natural seed, grown with natural animal manure, are offered for sale. If you are going to spend the weekend in Urla, you should visit the market and especially taste the pink tomatoes that have been produced for over 150 years and are known as the “region's precious”.

The Yeryüzü Bazaar is one of the places you can visit in Foça, which is famous for its cuisine as well as its blue flag beaches. We can guarantee you that you will find the most natural of all food in this market, where the villagers and farmers from the district’s center and villages such as Yeniköy, Kozbeyli, Bağarası, and Gerenköy sell their products.

Every Sunday, various treats are served to the guests at the nostalgic counters in order to sustain the tradition of eating and drinking in the region.

Urla, one of the peaceful holiday destinations in İzmir, hosts Women’s Producer’s Bazaar every Saturday. The market aims to provide local women to support their family economy. Hand-made products such as lacework, woolen socks, and fiber which are produced by the local women are sold here. You can also find tomato paste, bread, börek (Turkish patty), organic fruits and vegetables at the bazaar.