Hawker

Antalya, the hub of tourism in southern Türkiye, has been overtaken by swarms of fake perfumers, hawkers and panhandlers who try to extort visitors in the city, according to a report by daily Hürriyet.

Popular tourist spots such as Kale Kapısı, Kale İçi, Kazım Özalp Street and Cumhuriyet Square, have fallen prey to the intrusive tactics of these opportunists.

Authorities in India's financial capital Mumbai have torn down several Muslim-owned makeshift shopfronts after religious clashes sparked by a divisive Hindu temple opened this week by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Fifty-eight-year-old Burhan Y?lmaz is on his feet for more than 12 hours a day, selling the main fuel for millions of busy Istanbul residents: Simit, the legendary Turkish bagel with sesame seeds.  
    

A police raid on illegal street vendors took place at the center of the port city of Patras in the Peloponnese. Over 14,000 goods were confiscated during the operation where eight men were arrested.

Foreign scantily-clad women working as coffee vendors in Nicosia offered passers-by refreshing frappe wearing nothing more than hot shorts and tank tops. Cyprus citizens reacted to the indecent appearance of the vendors inundating regional roads and causing traffic problems.

Street vendors selling simits, a local savory enjoyed by all walks of life, will return to their spots after having been removed from central spots across Istanbul

Street vendors selling simit, a local pastry enjoyed by all walks of life, have been removed from central spots across Istanbul.

Police in Thessaloniki seized almost 600 items from illegal street traders on Saturday.

The items included mobile phone cases, sunglasses and plastic tablecloths.

The objects were seized from traders in the city center and will be destroyed, police said.

They did not reveal if any arrests were made.