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Parfumane

Istanbul perfume gallery and boutique that sells its own oils, oud, incense, sprays and a Turkish cologne collection. Parfumane says its perfumes follow old Ottoman and Middle Eastern formulas. Its Grand Bazaar space also shows collector Bekir Kantarcı's collection of more than 10,000 old perfume bottles.

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Last checked 29 Sept 2026

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Parfumane, Ottoman scent and old bottles in Istanbul

Parfumane is an Istanbul perfume gallery and boutique founded by Bekir Kantarcı, a collector who has gathered old perfume bottles for about 35 years. Its About page names him as founder, with Yasir Kantarcı as its fragrance expert. In 2023 Anadolu Agency reported on his collection of more than 10,000 bottles, shown as a museum gallery in the Sandal Bedesteni inside the Grand Bazaar, with Ottoman censers and rose-water sprinklers among them.

The house sells perfume oils, sprays, oud, incense and colognes. It says its natural essences are blended with traditional techniques and that its oud is distilled and bottled in its own ateliers, but it does not say where those ateliers are. The Ottoman Collection is a set of ten alcohol-free 10 ml oil perfumes in bottles modelled on 19th-century Ottoman forms. The Nostalgia colognes copy the first cologne bottle made in the Ottoman Empire, in 1882. Its Beykoz Collection, named after Ottoman Beykoz glass, won Best Bottle Design at the Marie Claire Türkiye Fragrance Awards 2026.

To smell the range in Istanbul, go to one of its three shops: in the Grand Bazaar on Çarşıkapı Caddesi, Beyazıt; at Abdi İpekçi Caddesi No:22 in Nişantaşı; or at Galip Dede Caddesi No:21 in Galata. A 10 ml oil from the Ottoman Collection costs 60 US dollars on its online shop. Try Şehr-i İstanbul first: the house presents it as the scent of the city itself, and it comes in a small 10 ml bottle.

  1. Şehr-i İstanbulThe house's portrait of Istanbul in a concentrated oil, in a bottle shaped after 19th-century Ottoman designs.
  2. DervişanInspired by Sufi teaching: orange and spices open onto flowers, then settle into patchouli, sandalwood and vanilla.
  3. GülizarAn alcohol-free oil from the Ottoman Collection inspired by rose gardens.
  4. Nostalgia colognesTurkish colognes such as Lavender and Bois de Rose, sold in copies of the first Ottoman cologne bottle of 1882.
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Where to buy

  • Grand Bazaar, Çarşıkapı Caddesi, Beyazıt
  • Abdi İpekçi Caddesi No:22, Nişantaşı
  • Galip Dede Caddesi No:21, Galata

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