A beautiful store and we did purchase a painting that my wife fell in love with. We had the item…read moreauthenticated once back home. It would have been a five star review if the owner had represented the item more accurately as far as exact age and provenance. Still, it's Turkey and for that, it is a great store with loads of items - worth a special trip if you are interested in buying a real antique from not just the Middle East, but also Europe. Recommended!

This is my favorite store in all of Istanbul. The prices are low and the quality is high.read more

If you want to buy something cheap at a premium price, this is the place to visit. We were led to…read morebelieve that the three mosaic lamps we bought were made of brass. We were charged accordingly. We later found out that the lamps were in fact made of iron and not worth the money spent. Our advice: if you want to buy lamps, carry a small magnet, look around well and bargain hard.

A fantastic shop of old & antique kilim carpet. Next to Yesil Ev Hotel at Sultanahmet. The exterior…read moreof the shop is also lovely. The owner Hamit has a profound knowledge about hand-made kilims and carpets. The prices are reasonable. I bought two old kilims (Sarkoy and Aksaray).

From the owner: We at Motif Collection are proud to have served our clients for the last 21 years. Our aim is to…read moreprovide the best possible quality at the absolute lowest price. We offer carpets and kilims from around the world, but predominantly those of Turkish origin. All of our carpets and kilims are fully handcrafted to the highest standards. In our collection are some antique pieces and also some rare fragments.We do our own restoration work. In Turkey, carpet restoration is a dying art and we are honored to be considered one of the best. In 2006, we were fortunate to be mentioned in National Geographic Traveler Magazine in the article, Istanbul: City on Two Continents (July/August): "Rug shopping in the bazaar can mean something resembling a courtship, so, unless you have lots of time, it's better to sample the variety of price-fixed shops nearby, like the Motif Collection, where owner Hamit Balkir sells nomadic triball rugs that tell a story."

Pretty good if your looking for some Turkish kinda stuff, always fun to look even if you don't…read morepurchase anything. A lot of smaller items that are easy to take home, and also some very cool older cooking, serving dishes. Also the food stand located right in the market was great, loved that they were making and rolling out the bread right on the spot and grilling it with your choice of filling, all for only 12 lira, what a bargain, and fun watching the ladies doing their thing.

Very bad. Nobody speaks English and nobody ever listens to me. The employees don't even want to…read morehelp and forget almost everything I said. They always give me tea when I ask for water. Don't come to this place!