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mrnyc May 6, 2012 4:18 AM

istanbul: the grand bazaar & the spice market area
 
the grand bazaar in istanbul (kapalı çarşı, meaning "covered bazaar" or büyük çarşı, meaning "huge or grand bazaar" in turkish) is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 3,000 shops, which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily.

the two oldest sections, the “old bedesten” goes back to 1455 and the “sandal bedesten” was built in 1545. The “hans” and the rest went up and often came down in fires and eathquakes after that.

the last major fires in the bazaar happened in 1943 and 1954, and the related restorations were finished on 28 July 1959. the last restoration of the complex took place in 1980.


more bazaar wikiness:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Bazaar,_Istanbul

grand bazaar website in english:
http://www.grandbazaaristanbul.org/G..._Istanbul.html


beyazit gate
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290967.jpg


http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300016.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300001.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290999.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290972.jpg


kurcular carsisi square on left
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290975.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290978.jpg


the sandal bedesteni or old bedesten
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290977.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290976.jpg


cay (tea) trays
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290979.jpg


a reportedly very old and still used water pump here in astarci han
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300002.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300003.jpg


waiting out some rain at kardesler café in astarci han
the turks drink cay (shay) or tea much more than turkish coffee
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300004.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300005.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290968.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300006.jpg


fez café :cool:
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290987.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290988.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290991.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290986.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290982.jpg


cebeci han
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300007.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300008.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300010.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300009.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300019.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300020.jpg


hmm, fez or turban? :haha:
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300014.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300015.jpg


fountain square intersections
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290981.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290983.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290984.jpg


sark kahvesi
one of the oldest turkish coffeehouses
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300022.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300021.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300023.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300027.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300026.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300025.jpg


would you like to buy a rug?
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300028.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300029.jpg


the cevahir bedesteni or old bazaar
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300030.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300033.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300035.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300036.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300031.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300032.jpg


shopping for prayer beads
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300037.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300038.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300039.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300040.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300041.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300044.jpg


the boybeyi is reportedly formerly an old pudding shop --
the beautiful little historic wooden shop is 400 years old
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300042.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300043.jpg


boybeyi fountain on right
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290990.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290992.jpg

^ (heart)breaking news -- boybeyi was busted up by an accident during the filming of the new james bond movie skyfall just days after i took these pics (the new movie is 007s 3rd visit to istanbul)! :hell:
http://www.starpulse.com/news/NextMo...istoric_istanb


the unbelievable cuhaci han :notacrook:

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300048.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300047.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300046.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300052.jpg


view of the nur-u osmaniye mosque here
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300051.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300049.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300050.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300061.jpg


another entrance
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300053.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300054.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300055.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300059.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300057.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300056.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300060.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300062.jpg


zincirli han courtyard
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290994.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290995.jpg


yet another entrance
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300073.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300074.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300075.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300076.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300077.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300078.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300065.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300064.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300066.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300068.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300067.jpg


random neighborhood carpet wholesaler
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300071.jpg


kardseler restaurant
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300069.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300072.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300070.jpg


galata bridge views over the golden horn (halic) to emminou neighborhood in front of the spice market
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290351.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290350.jpg


a bit of istanbul’s massive ferry service system
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290352.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290356.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290355.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290357.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290809.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290808.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290811.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290819.jpg


yeni camii or new mosque in front of the spice market
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290358.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290780.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290781.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290783.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290782.jpg


in front of yeni mosque
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290362.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290363.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290364.jpg


and they don’t stop -- here is the misir carsisi or spice bazaar (1660) :yes:

wiki on:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Bazaar,_Istanbul


http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290777.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290812.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290813.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290778.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290784.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290814.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290815.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290816.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290817.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290785.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290786.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290793.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290790.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290788.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290789.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290796.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290797.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290803.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290802.jpg


they can hookah you up! :yes:
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290792.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290795.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290800.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290801.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290804.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290805.jpg


many more shops around the crowded old spice bazaar neighborhood

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300086.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300084.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300082.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300085.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300087.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300089.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300088.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300092.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300093.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300094.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300193.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300196.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300197.jpg


i had some kelle paca - it’s a turkish beer snack -- i’ll let you all google it!
:haha: :yuck:
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300199.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300194.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300079.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300080.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300098.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300099.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290722.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290718.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290720.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290721.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290723.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290719.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290732.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290730.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290729.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290728.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290726.jpg


hocapasa camii or mosque
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290735.jpg


ornate mosque door & ritual fountain
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290743.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290733.jpg

the immediate hocapasa area has many esnaf lokantalari or workers restaurants

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290734.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290737.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290736.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290747.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290742.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290744.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290749.jpg
sirkeci post office (1909)
it replaced the 15th century original
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290750.jpg


alley on right
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290751.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290752.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290755.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290756.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290757.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290758.jpg


hobyar camii is the post office mosque (also 1909)
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290761.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290760.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290762.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290764.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290763.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290766.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290765.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290771.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290767.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290772.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290773.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1290774.jpg


rustem pasha mosque (1561) :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%BCstem_Pasha_Mosque

rustem pasha was the grand vizier of suleyman the magnificent. the well hidden little mosque, famous for its large quantities of exquisite iznik tiles, was built near the spice bazaar on a high terrace over a complex of vaulted shops whose rents were intended to financially support the mosque complex. the area shopkeepers are the major worshippers.

indiana jones would have trouble finding it in the maze of shops, we got lucky
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300214.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300202.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300201.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300203.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300204.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300206.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300205.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300208.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300209.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300211.jpghttp://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300200.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300212.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/a...L/P1300213.jpg


^ last is a real treat! :tup: --
a stunning 360 interior view of rustem pasha mosque:
http://www.3dmekanlar.com/en/rustem-pasha-mosque.html

:cheers:

toyota74 May 7, 2012 11:00 PM

Thanks for the tour..would love to get there one day.

Evergrey May 7, 2012 11:55 PM

I swear you're the most productive photo tour generator in SSP history, mrnyc... keep it up!

rockyi May 8, 2012 12:57 AM

Beautiful! I spent the better part of an hour looking at these shots.

SHiRO May 11, 2012 2:31 AM

Great pics, great city!


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