Maybe I misunderstood you, but why can´t someone go into a shop even if s/he isn´t planning to buy? Buying or not, the touts will be annoying in any case everywhere so just stay calm, say ´no thanks / saðol / belki sonra´ (or whatever you´ve got in mind) and take a look! The fact they assume someone wants to buy does not give that visitor an obligation to buy, is it?

 +1 - what fun would a trip be without some ´window-shopping´?

Marhaba her birilar

We will be traveling to Turkey at the end of February, beginning of March.  We are so excited! This is our first trip. I´m a bit nervous about the language, I understand written Turkish a fair bit, but I´m nervous if they speak to fast, I won´t be able to catch what they are saying...so I will be taking my dictionary with me wherever I go.  So here is a tentative plan for what we will be doing, your input would be great appreciated.  The hotel preferred currency is the Euro, is that the same throughout Turkey?  Should I have Euros as well as YTL?

Day 1 - 5 Istanbul

Staying in the Sultan Ahmet area and will take in the following sites that we can walk to from our hotel:

Topkapi (where can I get tickets to get into the Harem part and do I have to book this part through a tour? What tour group do you recommend?)

Hagia Sofia

Grand Bazaar

Blue Mosque

Sulaymanye Mosque

Possibly:

Dolmabahce Palace

Spice Bazaar (I´m not really interested in spices so I think we might skip this one)

Princes Island (If we have time, I think I can book a tour when I get to the hotel)

Taksim Square (not sure what is there?)

Day 5 - 13 Antalya

Staying at a Resort.  I´m not sure what is out in Antalya, but since I will be traveling with a small child, I can´t do anything stenuous, so we´ll probably just stay in the area.

Day 13 - 15 Istanbul

Regroup at hotel, perhaps go see our favorite sites from beginning of trip.

Did I miss anything? Anything we absolutely should do/see while we are in the area?  Please let me know!

Advice needed on Dining/Entertainment:

What restaurants are in the Sultan Ahmet area? Which ones do you recommend?  I would prefer to walking to taking a taxi or driving.

There is a Belly dancing/dinner show tour available at Galata Towers, I was thinking of taking advantage of, what do you guys think of those? 

I´m pretty excited and very flexible about my plans...we are just going to chill and take it slow so I don´t want to schedule too much in.  We will be going end of Feb, beginning of March, so I know it will still be a bit chilly? 

Your input would be greatly appreciated.