Pazaar news and stories from Turkey and North Wales

Pazaar & Friends  We have had an online presence through our Pazaar website since 2019 and last year we had the opportunity to open a 'bricks & mortar' shop, Pazaar & Friends in Porthmadog, North Wales. The shop is our Turkish Bazaar in the heart of Snowdonia, featuring all the things we love from our time living in Turkey. Alongside our Turkish products we have invited our favourite local artists, designers and craft makers from where we now live in North Wales and beyond  to work collaboratively with us. We love weaving together the maker stories  from Turkey, North Wales...

It's so nice after four years of living and working here in North Wales, to feel like Pazaar is beginning to be known in North Wales. We've become known for our Bubble Towels in POP Local & Beyond in Porthmadog. When we set up Pazaar we hadn't realised how important our networks and links with North Wales would be.  A lovely story in North Wales Living all about Pazaar, our time living in Turkey and life in North Wales. 

Aaah....we are feeling kind of proud today!  We've worked our socks off this year sharing our love of The Közmatık, our humble little aubergine roasting gadget from Turkey. We are biased of course, but we think it's a bit of a game changer when it comes to roasting vegetables. To be honest, it's not a beautifully hand-crafted object, but it is Turkey at its best with something practical for the kitchen this time. I can't say much more about it really, other than it is simply a genius of an invention!   Why we love our Közmatik. If like us, you...

Turkey is renowned for its delicious biscuits, cakes and pastries. Beautiful displays of carefully crafted biscuits adorn the shelves and window displays in the patisseries or 'pastanesi’ as they are called in Turkey. These patisseries can be found on every street corner, usually buzzing with locals enjoying a cake or biscuit along with a cup of Turkish tea (çay) or a Turkish coffee. Our hand carved biscuit moulds are an example of how traditional hand-craft and baking come together; making ordinary biscuit making into a work of art. Each mould is carefully carved, each one slightly different and with a unique identity of...