I love pazar day!

The Akbuk pazar takes place on Friday mornings.  We do our main shopping at the pazar each week.  The bulk of our food comes from there because it is farm fresh and much cheaper than in the grocery stores.  We take our pazar arabası, a cart we pull behind us, and walk or ride when Abla has the car, about a mile away to where all of the fresh food stands are set up.

They have improved the pazar since three years ago when we shopped last.  Now it is paved with more coverings and it is much larger than before.  You can buy almost anything there: farm fresh vegetables and fruits, eggs, cheese and olives, packaged goods, clothing, toys, housewares, bedding, shoes, tablecloths, the list goes on and on.

At the pazar, Nev does all of the talking and I just follow him from stand to stand.  I do understand some Turkish and can ask how much something is.  The trouble is I can't understand the answer.  Everyone speaks so quickly.  Nev was talking to one vendor and an old man smiled at him and said, "Your Turkish is very good." 

On our first trip to the pazar we bought 1 kilo (2.2 lbs) of Turkish peppers, 1/2 kilo of cheese, 1/2 kilo of black olives, 1/2 kilo of thick yogurt, 4 kilos of tomatoes, 1 kilo of cherries, 1 kilo of apples, 1/2 kilo of carrots, 1 kilo of peaches, 1 kilo of apricots, 2 kilos of cucumbers, 1 bunch of parsley and 1 bunch of dill for $14.

Kubi's watch broke, so we went to the pazar to get a new one.  He is really happy with his new watch.