3 Best Places to Shop in The Bodrum Peninsula, The Central and Southern Aegean Coast

Established in Turgutreis in 2013, this charming small shop is now beside the Gümüşlük jetty and Myndos Art House selling handicrafts and other homemade wares by the 18 members of a local women’s cooperative: beautiful hand-woven textiles, wood decorations, stained-glass artworks, jams, jewelry, and more. As a co-operative, hours are subject to members' availability, but they try to remain open as much as possible.

Striking jewelry pieces; pretty plates, bowls, and mugs; and quirky sculptures, all made out of clay, are on display and for sale at this small ceramic workshop and store, in a side street of Bodrum leading to the Harbor.

The comfortable seats of the cafe take up the central courtyard space, but the real joy of walking through the old doorway of the Haci Molla Han (built 1771) is discovering the small shops of genuine handmade art and crafts, ideal for gifts, tucked into the alcoves around the courtyard. Ceramics, clothes, paintings, woven textiles, costume jewelry, leather, natural soaps, and even Turkish delight, can be found here. Enjoy a shisha if you want to try, but no alcohol is served.