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"Grand Bazaar"
(Kapali Carsi) which is the oldest and biggest closed bazaar of the
world with shops exceeding three thousand and approximately 60 streets
like a gargantuan sized labyrinth is at the city center of Istanbul.
Nearly a city remembering and fully covered this site is developed and
become big within the course of time. Environment of two old structures
covered with a series of domes and 15th century remaining walls had
turned into a shopping center with covering the developing streets and
making additions during following centuries. This place was a bazaar, in
which commercial ethics and traditions are shown respect, and hand
crafts are strictly supervised and certain professions were within each
street in the past.
On the street which is assumed as the main boulevard of
the bazaar there are mostly jewelry shops and gold sellers in a side
street which is opened to this boulevard. Shopping possibilities for
Istanbul visiting tourist groups, are maintained by modern and big
shopping centers at the main entrance of the bazaar. |
