I totally agree about the shift in Turkey recently and I'm also very grateful I got to see Turkey when I did. With the referendum on presidential power earlier this year getting up the direction they are taking as a nation is a real concern.

As for the markets, yes like your husband I get dragged around by the wife and I usually try to avoid them like the plague too....but I have a soft spot for both food and spices so its the only type of market I've been excited about :)