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Gran Bazaar (Kapalı Çarşı) - Istanbul

Il Gran Bazar a Istanbul

When Mehmet the Conqueror laid the foundation stone for the bazaar, he planted the seed for the most important market-place in the Ottoman Empire. It is the Istanbul's grand old bazaar with an estimated 4400 shops lined along covered walkways. It is said to be the world's oldest shopping mall, covers several blocks and features a labyrinth of side streets to keep you lost for the better part of a day.
The shops are organized around their goods, e.g. the silver jewellers are clustered together, the carpet shops are clustered elsewhere and the shoe shops are bunched together somewhere else. Parts of it now are rather touristy and you're likely to pay a little more for your purchase than elsewhere but with the vast selection you'll find what you're looking for and it's one of Istanbul's character pieces.

Gran Bazar ad Istanbul