Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
TOP SIGHTS
GRAND BAZAAR
This colourful and chaotic bazaar is the heart of the Old City and has been so for centuries. Starting as
a small vaulted bedesten (warehouse) built on the order of Mehmet the Conqueror in 1461, it grew to
cover a vast area as laneways between the bedesten , neighbouring shops and hans (caravanserais) were
roofed and the market assumed the sprawling, labyrinthine form that it retains today.
DON'T MISS...
» Cevahir (Jewellery) Bedestenı
» Halıcılar Çarşısı Sokak
» Kuyumcular Caddesi
» Takkeciler Sokak
» Sandal Bedestenı
PRACTICALITIES
» Kapali Çarşı, Covered Market
» OFFLINE MAP
» www.kapalicarsi.org.tr
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9am-7pm Mon-Sat
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Beyazıt-Kapalı Çarşı
When here, be sure to peep through doorways to discover hidden hans , veer down nar-
row laneways to watch artisans at work and wander the main thoroughfares to differentiate
treasures from tourist tat. It's obligatory to drink lots of tea, compare price after price and
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