Today’s “Walking in Istanbul 2019 Tour” takes place in the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul!
The Grand Bazaar (Kapalı Çarşı or Kapalıçarşı) is a large, old, covered Turkish Bazaar in Istanbul. It has 45 bin square meters of covered area, 65 streets and alleys, 3,600 shops and 22 Gates. The first and oldest part of the bazaar is called Iç Bedesten and was built by Mehmet the Conqueror in 1461. A “Bedesten” is a building with an indoor arcade and shops. Over the years, the Grand Bazaar expanded and became a complex of thousands of shops.
In this video i visited and walked in the Grand Bazaar in April 2019, short before it was closed. They close the Grand Bazaar at 19:00. I only walked in a small part but not only in the very touristic places. I entered also some hidden gems in the Bazaar. There are also some buildings connected to the Market Streets. We call them HAN. A han is a kind of old business, trade and accommodation building in our tradition. Of course i will go again to the Grand Bazaar to show other hidden places.
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Date: APRIL 2019
Today’s Istanbul Walking Tour, Grand Bazaar 2019 Route (Timestamps):
00:01 – Beyazıt Kapısı (Gate 7)
04:35 – Şark Kahvesi (Orient Cafe)
09:25 – Örücüler Kapısı (Gate 14) (Kapı means door)
10:54 – Astarcı Han
13:50 – Çukur Han
14:20 – High Quality handmade ceramics, tiles
16:18 – If you need a quality belly dance costume, it is the place
17:35 – Cebeci Han
18:00 – Somebody wants to sell me a carpet
22:00 – Gate 13 (one of the small gates) was already closed
23:20 – Coppersmiths (Bakırcılar) in the Cebeci Han
27:35 – Yorgancılar Gate
30:10 – Beyazıt Kapısı (Beyazıt Gate)
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