Record stores in Istanbul
Vinyl hunting in Istanbul, Istanbul? There are 31 record shops mapped here. That's 31 record shops mapped around Istanbul. Every shop grades and prices differently, so the same record can be a bargain in one and a splurge in another — dig everywhere. The new-arrivals bin is always the first stop — that's where the good stuff lands before anyone else sees it.
This guide covers every record store we could verify in and around Istanbul (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Deform Records and Opus3a, plus Kontra Plak. If a record shop's missing from Istanbul's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Istanbul record lineup
31 mapped within about 40 km:
Deform Records
Record store3.2 km from Istanbul
Deform Records — Record store.
Opus3a
Record store3.5 km from Istanbul
Opus3a is Record store on 3/A Cihangir Caddesi, İstanbul. Opus3a also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su 12:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
3/A Cihangir Caddesi, İstanbul, 34427
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su 12:00-19:00
Phone: +90 212 251 8405
Kontra Plak
Record store3.5 km from Istanbul
Kontra Plak is Record store.
Lalami
Record store3.9 km from IstanbulRun by Müzik
Run by Müzik, Lalami is Record store.
İstanbul, 34420
Akdeniz Müzik
Record store3.9 km from Istanbul
Akdeniz Müzik — Record store.
Elvis Müzik
Record store4.0 km from Istanbul
Elvis Müzik — Record store, found on İstiklal Caddesi in İstanbul.
İstiklal Caddesi, İstanbul
Tonal Müzik
Record store4.0 km from Istanbul
Tonal Müzik — Record store on 10/A Galip Dede Caddesi. Also worth knowing about Tonal Müzik: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-23:00; it has a website with more detail.
10/A Galip Dede Caddesi, 34430
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00
Presto Müzik
Record store4.0 km from Istanbul
Presto Müzik is Record store.
Zuhal Müzik
Record store4.0 km from Istanbul
Zuhal Müzik is Record store.
Ozan Elektronik & müzik aletleri
Record store4.0 km from Istanbul
Ozan Elektronik & müzik aletleri is Record store.
Masterwork Mügik
Record store4.0 km from Istanbul
Masterwork Mügik is Record store.
Hmk Dönence Plak
Record store4.8 km from Istanbul
Hmk Dönence Plak is Record store. Hmk Dönence Plak also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Su 10:00-19:00; Mo 13:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-19:00; Mo 13:00-19:00
Phone: +90 533 718 36 72
Esen Shop
Record store5.1 km from IstanbulRun by Esen Elektronik
Esen Shop is Record store run by Esen Elektronik on 68 Atatürk Bulvarı, İstanbul. Esen Shop also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
68 Atatürk Bulvarı, İstanbul, 34134
Phone: +90 212 512 9900
saz yapıcı bando
Record store5.2 km from Istanbul
saz yapıcı bando is Record store on Atatürk Bulvarı, İstanbul.
Atatürk Bulvarı, İstanbul
Anadolu Pazarı
Record store5.4 km from Istanbul
Anadolu Pazarı — Record store.
Ses müzik aletleri
Record store5.6 km from Istanbul
Ses müzik aletleri is Record store on Atatürk bulvarı, İstanbul.
Atatürk bulvarı, İstanbul
Otağ Müzik Merkezi
Record store5.8 km from Istanbul
Otağ Müzik Merkezi — Record store, found on Alayköşkü Caddesi in İstanbul.
Alayköşkü Caddesi, İstanbul
Güngör saz evi
Record store6.0 km from Istanbul
Güngör saz evi — Record store, found on Şehzadebaşı Caddesi in İstanbul.
Şehzadebaşı Caddesi, İstanbul
Koşuyolu Müzik Merkezi
Record store7.0 km from Istanbul
Koşuyolu Müzik Merkezi — Record store, found on Koşuyolu Caddesi in İstanbul.
Koşuyolu Caddesi, İstanbul
Lila Yamaha Pianos
Record store7.0 km from Istanbul
Lila Yamaha Pianos — Record store, found on Koşuyolu Caddesi in İstanbul.
Koşuyolu Caddesi, İstanbul
ULTIMA Audio-Visual Communication Services
Record store7.2 km from Istanbul
ULTIMA Audio-Visual Communication Services — Record store.
Zihni Müzik
Record store8.6 km from Istanbul
Zihni Müzik — Record store, found on 70/13 Mühürdar Caddesi in ISTANBUL. Also worth knowing about Zihni Müzik: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
70/13 Mühürdar Caddesi, ISTANBUL, 34710
Phone: +90 2163365009
Pikap Kadıköy
Record store8.6 km from Istanbul
Pikap Kadıköy — Record store.
Plak Burada
Record store8.9 km from Istanbul
Plak Burada is Record store.
Plakhane
Record store8.9 km from Istanbul
Plakhane — Record store, found on 22/B Sivastopol Sok. in İstanbul. Also worth knowing about Plakhane: it has a website with more detail.
22/B Sivastopol Sok., İstanbul, 34710
ufuk kasetçilik
Record store9.4 km from Istanbul
ufuk kasetçilik — Record store, found on Mevlana Caddesi in İstanbul.
Mevlana Caddesi, İstanbul
Zin müzik evi
Record store12.0 km from Istanbul
Zin müzik evi is Record store.
İstanbul
Donizetti Müzik Aletleri
Record store14.2 km from Istanbul
Donizetti Müzik Aletleri is Record store. Donizetti Müzik Aletleri also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Bamteli Türkü Evi
Record store18.3 km from Istanbul
Bamteli Türkü Evi is Record store.
Terpa Müzik pendik
Record store28.8 km from Istanbul
Terpa Müzik pendik — Record store, found on Karanfil Sokak in İstanbul.
Karanfil Sokak, İstanbul
Güneş Müzik
Record store30.8 km from Istanbul
Güneş Müzik — Record store. Also worth knowing about Güneş Müzik: it has a website with more detail.
What the map tells us about record stores in Istanbul
3 of the 31 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
7 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
There's a cluster: 2 of them sit on Koşuyolu Caddesi, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
The Istanbul record crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Deform Records, Opus3a on 3/A Cihangir Caddesi, Kontra Plak, Lalami, Akdeniz Müzik, Elvis Müzik on İstiklal Caddesi, Tonal Müzik on 10/A Galip Dede Caddesi, and Presto Müzik. That's 31 stops on the Istanbul record crawl. 23 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Istanbul
How the regulars work Istanbul's bins:
- Hit the new-arrivals bin first at Deform Records. That's where fresh stock lands before anyone else sees it. The good stuff rarely survives the week.
- The dollar bin is honest work at Opus3a. Nobody's getting rich off the dollar bin, but the joy-per-dollar ratio is unbeatable. Flip through all of it.
- Genre-hop. The best finds are in the sections you don't know. Jazz collectors find gold in the classical bins and vice versa.
- Check for box sets. Box sets get broken up or sold whole; either way the per-record price is often excellent.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Istanbul — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new record store in Istanbul can take a while to appear. The 31 above are only as current as the community map. A record store that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
We don't list prices or stock — both change by the day. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 31 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Record store listings for Istanbul: 31 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.