At the Bookstore & Stationery Shop

 There are many well-known bookstores and chain-bookstores throughout the city that are sure to meet your demand for reading material (in English, French and German). If you are in need of stationery and office supplies you would be best to find a local Kırtasiye (Stationery stores) . They are scattered throughout most neighborhoods or head to the larger office superstore listed below. Additionally almost all supermarkets have stationery departments. When you see those stands are widened and increased in variation be sure you are in September, the school time. Office 1 Superstore has by far the widest selection of office materials and they also sell computers, fax machines, printers, and all computer related products and software, as well as office furniture.

Dünya Aktüel Kitabevi, D&R and Remzi Kitabevi are the largest bookstore chains.

In Turkish, second hand booksellers are called Sahaf. The largest Sahaf market is located in Beyazrt, between the Covered Bazaar and main building of Istanbul University. They sell old books, magazines and post cards. The Sahaf span among the narrow streets at Kadıköy as well.

All major bookstores have Internet sites but unfortunately they are in Turkish. "mymerhaba" will advise its members when their English version will be on-line.

Here are some useful Turkish words you may need while shopping at bookstores and stationery shops:

At bookstores:
Agenda: masa takvimi, ajanda
Book: kitap
Brochure: broşür
Calendar: takvim
City map: şehir haritası
Dictionary: sözlük, lugat
Encyclopedia: ansiklopedi
Magazine: dergi
Map: harita
Newspaper: gazete
Poem: şiir
Postcard: kartpostal
Touristic guide: turistik rehber

At Stationery Shops:
Album: albüm
Ballpoint pen: tükenmez kalem
Carbon paper: kopya kağıdı
Color pencil: boya kalemi
Dossier: dosya, klasör
Envelope: zarf
Eraser: silgi
Glue: zamk
Index: fihrist
Ink: mürekkep
Label: etiket
Notebook: defter
Packing paper: ambalaj kağıdı
Paper: kağıt
Pen: dolmakalem
Pencil sharpener: kalemtraş
Pencil: kurşun kalem
Pin: toplu iğne
Postcard: kartpostal
Punch: zımba makinası
Ruler: cetvel
Spare: yedek
Staple: tel zımba
String: sicim
Watercolor: suluboya
Writing pad: bloknot

Also See:

At the Florist	Days, Months, Seasons
With the Maid	At the Taxi
At the Dentist	At the Hospital
At the Pharmacy	At the Grocer
At the Fisherman	At the Butcher
At the Green Grocer	At the Bookstore & Stationery Shop
Colors	Accommodation
Catering Services	City Transport, Istanbul
City transport, Ankara	Conversion Table
Daily Shopping	Driving in Istanbul
Dry Cleaning	Earthquake Preparedness
Finding an address..	House Cleaning
How to tip - Bahşiş	International Customs and Traffic Documents
New Fixed Phone Line Tariffs	Paying the Bills
Paying the bills, Ankara	Personal Security Precautions
Real Estate Agencies	While You're in Turkey
Speaking Turkish	Turkish in Daily Life
Winter & Your Car	Your Right Hands

Latest comments about this article

 By alibond  16.3.2011

can you kindly help i am looking for email or normal addresses of second hand bookshops in turkey including phone nos. your reference to yellow pages is not clear. please help alibond90@yahoo.com

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