Istanbul Sights

  1. Grand Bazaar

    The bazaar is the heart of the city in much more than a geographical sense and has been so for centuries. With over 4000 shops and several kilometres of lanes, as well as mosques, banks, police stations, restaurants and workshops, it's a covered city all of its own. Though there's no doubt that it's a tourist trap par excellence, it's also a place where business deals are done between locals, and where import/export businesses flourish.

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  2. Kapalı Çarşı (Grand Bazaar)

    Kapalı Çarşı (Grand Bazaar) has been a shopper's Mecca since just after the mid-15th century, when the smallish warehouse was turned into a teeming bazaar by a constant stream of traders, selling everything from carpets to cummin. These days it's the most fantastic, monstrous, labyrinthine and totally manic shopping bazaar you could hope to experience.

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