Guides

Buying Spices & Tea in Alanya: A Buyer's Guide

Few souvenirs beat spices and tea for value, authenticity and ease — they're cheap, lightweight, pack flat, and bring a taste of your Alanya holiday into your kitchen for months....

Turkish Delight & Sweets in Alanya: What to Buy...

Turkish delight and sweets are the perfect Alanya souvenir — delicious, affordable, easy to pack and always welcome back home. But there's a world of difference between fresh, melt-in-the-mouth lokum...

Grocery Shopping & Supermarkets in Alanya

Whether you're self-catering, topping up snacks and drinks, or just after some water and sun cream, it helps to know your way around groceries in Alanya. There's everything from big...

Buying Genuine Turkish Leather in Alanya: A Buy...

Turkish leather is one of the genuinely great-value buys in Alanya — Turkey is a major leather producer, so a real leather jacket, bag or wallet can cost a fraction...

Tax-Free Shopping & Taking Goods Home from Turkey

If you're planning some serious shopping in Alanya, two things are worth understanding before you splash out: tax-free shopping (reclaiming VAT on bigger purchases) and the rules on bringing goods...

Shopping Malls in Alanya: Alanyum, Neva & More

When you want fixed prices, international brands and air-conditioned comfort — no haggling required — Alanya's shopping malls deliver. They're great for a hot afternoon, a proper retail fix, or...