This is an awesome place to find just about anything for your home. Imagine...a Turkish Home Depot…read more Even the sign is orange and the employees wear orange aprons!!! =) You can find garden items, household items, kitchen items, etc. We were looking for my husband a new ironing board. I have been in this store a few times but just to look around and check things out. I always like coming in here to check out the household items just like Home Depot or Lowe's. You can look at kitchen appliances, tile, lighting, etc. I think it's neat to compare how we build certain household areas compared to Turkish families. Plus, they have some really neat gadgets that I don't recall seeing before. Being inside the mall I don't thing they have as much to offer as a set alone store, but don't be discouraged by it's options. It's plentiful and packed.

I love shopping at Estel. They have a beautiful selection of scarves and pashminas (every color…read moreand material!) as well as housewares. They have quality crystal serveware, silverware, tea sets, and even hookahs. A friend of mine bought a really nice crystal base hookah from here, even came with a snazzy storage case. Check out the website listed as well as www.estelscarves.com. The Estel family owns the store and they are sweet as could be. One of the best shops in Incirlik Village.

I stopped by here to check out their carpets. I fell in love with a few immediately of course. I…read morewas very pleased to see the large selection of ghazni carpets. They are my favorite! The two gentlemen that worked there starting unrolling carpet after carpet for me as soon as I found the first carpet that I liked. They were very helpful in explaining the carpets of different regions, and they were very patient with me while I was looking over each of them in detail. I felt they were a little pricy but the other carpet shops in the alley are too. I recommend checking this place out if you are looking for the ghazni carpets in different sizes.

Great place extremely friendly (they want your money). Gave a buddy one price and me a different…read moreprice for the same item. Just be aware. They will negotiate with you. Do your research before you just walk in.

We walked by this particular store and decided to check out the prices on their handmade rugs. I…read morewas surprised with how many rugs that they had to offer in this store. There were a few men inside and were very friendly and accommodating. I asked about one particular rug, and they pulled out many more in the same color to give me more options. I was surprised however to learn that they were more expensive than closer to home.

I love this place! We were invited to a carpet party at this particular location. We had a…read moredelicious meal from Royal's and drinks. Once we were ready to continue, the owner proceeded to go into detail on how to tell the difference between all of the different qualities of rugs from this region. We bought a large living room rug as well as a set of three for our entry way. We spent well over an hour trying to find the "perfect" rugs. =) When we laid the entry way rugs out in our home we realized that the two smaller rugs were torn. We forgot to take back the two rugs after a month, but the owner took both rugs back without any questions and exchanged them immediately. He reminded us again that at anytime we can exchange or return our rugs, and get our money back guaranteed! Plus, they will pick them up and deliver them whenever we want to have them cleaned. I cannot wait to visit again and buy more!

I learned so much about hand made carpets from Nuri, he has a huge knowledge of information he is…read morewilling to share with his customers, you don't just shop for carpets in his store you get educated on what to look for in a quality carpet and what faults to look out for in the other carpets. Along with a history in carpet making and types of material and dyes. Every visit to his shop taught me many facts about judging the quality of a carpet and gave me an insight into how these carpets are painstakingly made. His Iranian silk carpets collections are top of the line and my true weakness as they are truly a work of art in a dying craft. His shop also has an extensive collection of machine made carpets from the economical thin summer carpets to the also economical thick luxurious carpets with beautiful patterns that are made to last and take the hard wear and tear that kids and pets give them. Stop in to this store and admire his collection and learn something about this incredible art form, you will get no pressure from him to buy anything, he just truly enjoys people and sharing his love of these beautiful carpets. Steve Lundy Stvlndy@yahoo.com

Very nice mall. Optimum mall has a lot of the standard smaller stores in the US like Nike, Puma,…read moreStarbucks, Lego store and H&M. It also has a lot of stores not familiar to me. I was even more surprised to see Popeyes, Arby's and (not a surprise) McDonalds. This place does have free parking under the mall. Before entering the mall you do have to go through a metal detector and your purse gets scanned. Make sure you look at the ceiling to observe the beautiful art work. On the top floor, where the food court is, there is a an outdoor patio with a beautiful view of the Mosque across the street.

This is a really nice mall. It is several stories tall with a mixture clothing, cosmetic, jewelry,…read moreetc. My favorite places to go though were the home stores.....They were very successful in getting me to open up my pocketbook! There is a food court, not necessarily a sit down restaurant - but you can find some good food. It is just down the street from the Grand Sheraton, and there is a nice park across the street. It is also in close proximity to downtown and all is very walkable when you want to walk off that ice cream you just had. It is definitely a place I would go back to.

I stopped in her quickly to check out the going away gifts. I was needing something for a friends…read moretime in service at the base here. They have a lot to offer here for framed military service awards. I was looking for a particular wall set with a picture of the mosque, medal plate of dates served, and an evil eye to show the top items that represent this particular region. I was pleased to find this under $50. You cannot find a large framed piece with details for a price like that in the states. Among what I was looking for, they had other framed pieces that you can choose from. Also, you can bring your own material to have framed. I haven't brought anything, but I have heard they are very reasonable in prices and do a great job.

My husband has had three suits made here. They look fantastic! All the suits have included pants,…read morevest, shirt, jacket, tie, and handkerchief...very reasonably priced. He even monogrammed his name inside the jackets. I am planning on having a couple of dresses made before we leave. My only downfall is the location. Bring located with walking distance of the front gate is great, but being in the ally is annoying at the same time. Being constantly haggled to come look into every Turkish store is annoying after the first maybe second visit give or take. My advice...run into the store as quick as you can before you walk away buying more than you planned. :-)