Where to buy Turkish decorative pillow covers in Istanbul and how to negotiate the price?
Based on 2 discussions with 3 participants · Last activity: 12 days ago
TL;DR
The best prices are in the underground passage near Eminönü, where you can haggle down to about 40 TRY per pillow cover (starting price 60 TRY). Near the Kariye (Chora) area the same items cost around 290 TRY on the same day.
What the community said
Always haggle: the seller initially asked 60 TRY per pillow cover, but the buyer got it down to 40 TRY — bargaining works.
14 days ago 40 TRY (bargained down from 60)
One traveler bought 2 pillow covers at once and felt the price was fair given the quality.
14 days ago 2 pieces
If she manages to return to Istanbul next year, she plans to buy a couple more pillow covers from the same spot.
14 days ago
A good place to buy them is the underground passage near Eminönü square, where prices are noticeably lower than near tourist landmarks.
27 days ago Eminönü underground passage
Near the Kariye (Chora) Museum, the same pillow covers were being sold for around 290 TRY that day — much pricier than in the underpass.
27 days ago 290 TRY near Kariye/Chora