If Istanbul is a microcosm of Turkey, this is particularly true when it comes to food and food shopping. For just over a year, residents of Etiler have had a well-kept secret in Yeşim Akdoğan and Yasemin Adriyatik’s store Nish Bazaar, with its tantalizing array of imported food products from every corner of Turkey. Here you can find such delicacies as spicy and mild powdered tarhana soup from Uşak; cracked olives from Antakya; more than a dozen different teas and herbal teas; the store’s popular brand of nar ekşisi (pomegranate syrup); an assortment of cheeses including goat cheese, Cypriot halloumi cheese, and sepet peyniri (basket cheese) from Sakarya; thyme-flavored honey from Datça; handmade noodles from Sapanca; early harvest Ayvalık olive oil; and dark bulgur, dried okra, and dried eggplant from the owners’ hometown of Adana.

Nish Bazaar; Garanti Mahallesi Yanarsu Sk. No:18/2B, Etiler; P: (0212) 265 31 84