In the tangle of covered lanes below the castle, the coppersmiths' bazaar keeps alive a craft that has defined Antep for centuries. Walk through and you hear the ring of hammers as artisans beat and tin sheets of copper into coffee pots, trays, cauldrons, and the deep pans used for the city's cooking. Around it spread the wider historic markets, including restored stone bedestens like the Zincirli and the Almacı spice bazaar, heady with the smell of local pistachios, red pepper flakes, sumac, cumin, and dried aubergines strung in garlands. This is the place to buy a hand-hammered cezve, sacks of Antep pistachios, or spices to carry home, and prices stay fair once you engage warmly with the sellers. Historic khans nearby, some now atmospheric cafes, invite a rest with a coffee. It is a living working market rather than a staged one, which is exactly its appeal.
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