Istiklal Caddesi is one of the better strolls in Istanbul (says I, having spent like a week there in total) and this shop is a highlight. A wide selection of vintage maps and postcards, as well as a quirky selection of old books -- I didn't get to peruse them thoroughly but I saw some old Baedeker travel guides in there. I did pick up two books from the more current part of the store, a history of urban planning in Istanbul and a cookbook-slash-history of Ottoman cuisine.
There is also a bookstore cat if for some reason you are not satisfied with Istanbul's famous array of street cats. read more