About Egirdir, Isparta, Lake District, Turkey, Europe

Shopping and Local Markets in Egirdir

Thursday’s bazaar
Sunday’s bazaar – Pinar Pazar

The Yoruk Markets
The weekly market in Egirdir is every Thursday, but from the end of July to the middle of October, there are markets every Sunday for the yoruk people of the mountain village. The Yoruks come to Egirdir to sell their apples, goats and yogurt, and to buy supplies for the winter. It’s an important opportunity for people from different villages to meet and mix. These markets are held for 10 Sundays in a row. On the Saturday before the last Sunday market, when the trading is nearly done, there is a market attended only by women. On this day, mothers with sons of marriageable age approach the mothers of acceptable potential daughters-in-law to make an offer to those families. If all goes well with the prospective bride and groom, the marriage can go ahead in the spring of the following year.
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