haggle at the spice market?

You always bargain in the Middle East. Be pleasant and see what happens. Sometimes it works . . . if you're buying a lot. Also check various stalls before purchasing. Some shops are just more expensive than others. Be sure to get free tastes too. The shops on the side streets are cheaper in general, sometimes a lot cheaper.

If you're talking about the market by the train station, my spouse had much better luck in the outside rather than the inside market.

yes, the small market by the train station. i was just wondering about bringing home spices and maybe candies, do you really haggle on those things? the other "trinkets" they sell, i understand.

The more you are buying the more you haggle. One tour guide said I couldn't haggle over a lira, but I did haggle over 15 people each paying a lira for something and was successful. By the way, the best shopping we did in Turkey was at the grocery store. Great prices on some of the same things we saw at the spice market and Grand Bazaar.

I had candles taken away at the airport from my carry on bag. No real reason but I had bought them from a monastery in Guatemala for my daughters wedding. Just FYI