Shopping online in Turkey is one of the modern concepts of shopping, which gave the consumer a wide range of various options for different types of products, whether clothing, home furniture, electronic devices, and many other products.
Turkey has been distinguished by providing many Turkish and international e-shopping sites, as these sites have achieved many benefits for their users and ease in the shopping process.
Benefits of shopping online in Turkey
The main benefit of shopping online in Turkey is saving effort and time, as you can buy all of what you need while you are at home through your mobile or computer without the need to make an effort to wander around in the regular markets.
Online shopping sites provide offers on prices for some products that cannot be found in regular stores.
And they provide the advantage of knowing the opinions of others, whereby clients write their opinion of the products they have purchased and evaluate them to allow the rest of the clients to know more details about these products.
As the online shopping in Turkey process has become available to everyone, it provides shoppers with full knowledge of the details about the needed product, such as prices, specifications and components, and certainly some e-shopping sites have occupied an important place in the world of shopping in general, it provided distinguished services to their clients with a product guarantee and the possibility of return.
Things to consider when shopping online in Turkey
When you shop online in Turkey, you need a means of payment, which is credit cards usually a Visa or MasterCard. Unfortunately, most Turkish shopping sites only accept Turkish cards.
Choosing sites is one of the most important steps in the buying process, as a good website often guarantees you a very product.
- Make sure of the credibility of the site before purchasing from it, and there are many good, and reputable sites.
- Obtain a payment card; the Ennil Card is one of the most famous types, and the best one in Turkey and you can easily own it by buying it from any mall or PPT, Turkish Post Office, and other places.
- Ensure the warranty and guarantee of the product before purchasing it.
- Know how to ship, and make sure if it’s free or not.
- Read carefully the product instructions and details before hitting the buy button.
- Ensure that all data is registered correct and not incomplete especially the address; to ensure that the product reaches you.
- Make sure the website ship outside Turkey, because there are stores that provide shipping within Turkish territory only, to overcome this obstacle you can resort to services such as “Yollando”, or any of the shipment collection companies that provide you with the same service, which is the service of obtaining a Turkish address to ship your purchases to,
- And then the company collects all your purchases in one box and then ships it to your original address.
6 Most important sites for shopping online in Turkey
- Trendyol
Trendyol is one of the largest websites specialized in selling women’s and men’s clothing and children’s wear, and it contains also other products such as accessories, home furnishings and others.
2. N11
N11 is one of the largest online shopping sites in Turkey, which provides offers for various products, whether clothes, electronics, household items, and other products, and was able to provide special offers in terms of prices.
3. Hepsiburda
Hepsiburda provides everything the client needs from different products and provides the client with special offers periodically, and the site contains many Turkish and international brands.
4. Vatan
Vatan is one of the largest and most trusted companies and its prices are moderate, but it is sometimes expensive.
5. Modanisa
Modisa has provided many options for veiled clothes, and this site is visited every month by at least 25 million visitors.
6. Gittigidyor
Gittigidyor provides an opportunity for its clients to know the latest offers available on electronic and electrical products, home furniture, and many other products.
This site is synonymous with the famous eBay site, where the merchants, offers, and prices vary.
In conclusion, despite the availability of products within the local markets, buying from the internet and shopping through the use of the internet has become the main way of shopping especially after the coronavirus epidemic and its new imposed lifestyle.