Photos: Candemrag, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 BerkeKayalarr, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Francisco Anzola, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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Photos: Candemrag, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 BerkeKayalarr, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Francisco Anzola, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Kemeraltı Bazaar: the alleys behind the stalls
Your local guide
Yusuf Aksoy
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Highlights
- Kemeraltı's covered market lanes
- A quieter alley most visitors miss
- Spices, copperware and dried fruit
- Trades that shifted corners over time
- A bazaar worker's honest view
About this tour
This session moves through Kemeraltı Bazaar, from its busiest covered lane to a quieter side alley most visitors never find. You see stalls of spices, dried fruit and copperware, and the older trades that have shifted to less visible corners. Yusuf, who has worked in the bazaar since he left school, explains how the layout has changed over the years.
The call opens with a sound check at the bazaar entrance, then follows the main lane before turning down the quieter alley. Yusuf answers questions about specific stalls as they pass and sends a short note afterwards on what each street used to specialise in.
This suits anyone who wants Izmir's everyday commercial life rather than only its monuments. It also works well as a first stop before a session focused on one particular craft.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Izmir before heading out.
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Main bazaar street 21 min
The camera moves down a covered lane of Kemeraltı Bazaar, past stalls of spices, dried fruit and copperware, and Yusuf points out which corners have traded the same goods for generations.
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A quieter side alley 21 min
You follow a narrower lane most visitors walk past, where Yusuf explains what used to be sold there before the bazaar's busier streets took over that trade.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Izmir: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Boyoz and Konak, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Istanbul time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Izmir, showing you Main bazaar street and A quieter side alley live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We connect on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk the bazaar live with my phone.
Times shown in Istanbul time (GMT+3)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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