Balm to My NYC-Missing Heart

I left New York for Kalkan just as street fair season was beginning in Manhattan.  From May (sometimes you'll even see a few pop up in April) until September (or a little into October), weekends in New York City are filled with street fairs.  I always loved leaving my apartment on a Saturday morning and having my plans foiled because as I approached Broadway (or Columbus, or Amsterdam), I would happen upon a street fair.  But, because I won't be back to Manhattan until mid-September, I'm pretty much missing the whole street fair season this year.  Fortunately, I was introduced to the Sunday Market in Akbel, located just a little bit outside of Kalkan.  It's like a street fair, a flea market, and a green market all rolled up into one!


Want inexpensive t-shirts, plastics kids' toys, fly swatters, batteries, kitchen equipment - you name it, they have it!

Need clippers, saws, BBQ grill covers, saws, shovels, knives, fry baskets?  You can get it all from one stall!

Turkey's version of a food truck:

Even Michael made an appearance:

But, our purpose in going to the Sunday Market was to pick up some fresh fruit and vegetables.  Lucky for us, we found this stall:

Aydin, left, and Mehmet, right

Aydin, our market lady, had a great selection of fresh fruit and veg, but won me over with her potatoes - to me, the best looking potatoes in the market that day (they later ended up in an improvised-by-ingredients-we-had-on-hand potato salad - post to come).  The super-reasonable prices didn't hurt, either.  You can also find Aydin at the Thursday Market in Kalkan and the Friday Market in Kaş (pronounced "kash," a town about twenty minutes drive from Kalkan).


All-in-all, for someone missing New York City, the Sunday Market provided a little taste of NYC in Turkey. 


Oh!  And what visit to the market would be complete without a stop by:

The sheep and goat truck.