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In Turkish shops especially on bazaars, the prices are negotiable. The question is, how much you can negotiate down from the original price that the Turkish shop keeper gave you. This differs per shop, but general rule of thumb is that a Turkish shop keeper is ready to reduce the price by about 30%. Start your negotiation somewhere about 50% of the asking price. This may seem ridiculous (and the shop keeper will try to make you look ridiculous) but after some time, he will offer a lower price. Then use the usual bargaining arguments, such as you want to look around first (they do not want you to walk away and buy somewhere else), or that you know where to get the same goods cheaper, or ask for a discount for multiple items. If the shop keeper reduced the price almost enough, make the last offer with lower price than his, and say you buy now if he accepts your price. 10 euro is the approximate threshold where you can consider start to negotiate. If you bargain over lower amounts, you usually come across as very ridiculous.
If you have a dinner in a Turkish restaurant, make sure that the menu contains prices too. It might sound quite surprising, but it happens quite often that foreigners from the Western world get menu without prices while Turkish get menu with prices. Foreigners may be charged twice as much as Turkish. One way to avoid it is to buy all-inclusive package holidays. If you eat in a restaurant and get a menu without prices, ask for a menu with prices. If you won't get it you might always try luck somewhere else.
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