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Quote: The Grand Bazaar known as the Kapali Carsi (Covered market).The grand Bazaar is another must see place to visit when in Istanbul. It is quite unique in the way that it is set out. It is absolutely vast covering… Read More
Quote: Our VisitWe turned up just about ten minutes before the noon-time prayers which meant we had to rush rather. It’s not appropriate – it may not even be permitted – to go in during the five prayer sessions each day… Read More
Quote: LocationIn the Eminonu district, next to the New Mosque and the Bosphorus, is the spice bazaar. It is also called the Egyptian Bazaar. I really did not know what to expect from this place, but the building where… Read More
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Quote: After a filling lunch one day, we stopped at Ereneler Nargile ve Cay Bahcesi, a tea and hookah garden a few blocks from the Grand Bazaar. For the equivalent of less than $4 each, our floor-model water pipes were… Read More
Quote: I went to Istanbul with a pretty specific shopping list, and high on that list were traditional Turkish candle lanterns. I searched all over the famed Grand Bazaar, but was really turned off by the oppressive… Read More
Quote: Every tourist to Ýstanbul knows about Kapalýçarþý (The Grand Bazaar) and Mýsýrçarþý (The Spice Bazaar) in Beyzit and Eminönü, but tourists hardly get out of those and to the real modern bazaars of Istanbul, the… Read More
Quote: We took a ferry from Eminonu to Kadikoy to get a sampling of the Asian side of Istanbul. This is a residential and commercial area that is an easy escape from the tourist trap that is Istanbul. Frequent ferries… Read More
Quote: Only a few minutes’ walk from the Blue Mosque, running parallel to Torun Sokagi, is a pleasant alley of shops built in what used to be a stable yard used by the cavalry. The "Cavalry Bazaar," as it’s called, is… Read More
Quote: Let's just say that we were brought here by gentle persuasion. We were making our way back to the hotel; a well dressed young man came over to us, and asked where we were from. When we replied, he exclaimed, oh!… Read More