About Egirdir: Shopping and Local Markets
The
weekly market in Egirdir (Eđirdir) is every Thursday, but from the end of
July to the middle of October, there are markets every Sunday
for the yoruk people of the mountain village. The Yoruks come to
Egirdir to sell their apples, goats and yogurt, and to buy
supplies for the winter. It’s an important opportunity for
people from different villages to meet and mix. These markets
are held for 10 Sundays in a row. On the Saturday before the
last Sunday market, when the trading is nearly done, there is a
market attended only by women. On this day, mothers with sons of
marriageable age approach the mothers of acceptable potential
daughters-in-law to make an offer to those families. If all goes
well with the prospective bride and groom, the marriage can go
ahead in the spring of the following year.
