I wandered into this lovely shop and was warmly treated by Hasan.Unlike so many other shops…read morekeepers, this charming young man did not pressure me into buying. Instead, the experience was more like an education as he unfolded towel after towel/ Suzani after cashmere shawl. His reverence for textile manufacture was something I share so I was thrilled by the experience. I purchased numerous shawls of various qualities ( two breathtakingly beautiful cashmere shawls from India) and will remember this as a highlight of my trip to Istanbul.

I love this store. They always have something special and I walk out witj several dresses every…read moretime. Eventhough it does not show from the window. Only negative point is they mostly sell dresses for parties but do not have a lot of business like clothes. I would like them to sell that as well as I love their taste.

I echo what others have mentioned that this is a great place to get some work done on your laptop…read moreand use free wifi! When you enter you have to go through security checkpoint, and I was a little confused if this place is for the public or for researchers or if you need a special library card, but it is open to the gen public! There are several areas of note here: 1) Directly upstairs to your left enter through glass door for the library. There are tons of cozy nooks for plugging in your laptop, many chairs even have these giant bean bags for resting your feet. And in the far back corner there is this odd treehouse-like compartment nook for two people to study, nab it if you can! 2) Up the stairs and straight ahead is a cafe with large windows and natural light if you need caffeine/snack to work! 3) Downstairs is a free museum! This place is great, only thing is the wifi was a bit of a hassle to access (i.e., they send an access code to your phone via text and then it will only work for one device, etc.). Other than that it couldn't be better!

My favorite place to work in all of Istanbul! The library space is quiet; the wifi is fast, the…read morelight is great; and there's a yummy cafe on site with good cappuccinos.