Bags of Türkiye

Antalya (Old Town, Kaleiçi area workshop)

This Antalya workshop cuts and saddle-stitches full-grain cowhide by hand, turning out wallets, bags and accessories in the traditional way. Orders ship within Turkey and worldwide.

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Bodrum / Türkiye

B Store in Bodrum sets out raffia bags and home decoration, much of it by women producers.

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Bodrum / Türkiye

Every Tuvita bag is made entirely by hand in Bodrum, to designs drawn from the place itself.

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Gaziantep

Gaziantep workshop making traditional yemeni leather shoes by hand, with buffalo-hide soles and goat or calf uppers over sheepskin linings. The family operation sells slippers, boots, and bags directly online across Turkey.

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Grand Bazaar, Istanbul

Adnan & Hasan has sold carpets and kilims from its shop in Istanbul's Grand Bazaar since 1978, founded by Adnan Gursu and Hasan B. Semerci. The stock includes Hereke carpets, runners, ethnic bags and pillow cases, and the shop has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes and Business Week.

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Multiple locations, Istanbul

Turkey's largest leather goods brand — shoes, bags and accessories using high-quality local leather at competitive prices.

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Grand Bazaar, Istanbul

Family-run leather shop in the Grand Bazaar producing handmade leather jackets, bags and accessories since 1952.

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Kuşadası, Aydın, Turkey

Kaktus opened as a small leather shop in Kuşadası in 1998 and has since grown into a dealer of genuine leather bags and accessories, each item sold with a warranty. The business is registered with the local Chamber of Commerce and deals directly with customers over WhatsApp for its catalog.

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