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Top 10 markets in Turkey blend history and craftsmanship
Top 10 markets in Turkey blend history and craftsmanship
Top 10 markets in Turkey blend history and craftsmanship
1- THE GRAND BAZAAR (Istanbul) - You will get into the mystic aura of the historic bazaar as soon as you set foot in it. With some 4,000 shops selling everything from jewellery to hand-woven carpets, it is the biggest market in the world. Located in Istanbul’s Beyazıt neighborhood, it is also the most visited touristic spot of the world, with 91 million visitors every year.
Top 10 markets in Turkey blend history and craftsmanship
2) THE KEMERALTI MARKET (İzmir) - The market in Konak contributes greatly to the promotion of İzmir, a western Turkish province. Though its roof was known to originally be covered with tiles, it lost this quality towards the end of the nineteenth century. Here cafes, cinemas, carpet stores and clothing shops can be found inside. The historic market continues to embody different textures.
Top 10 markets in Turkey blend history and craftsmanship
3) THE SPICE MARKET (Istanbul) - When you go to Istanbul’s Eminönü neighborhood, follow the crowd and it will lead you to the market situated in the New Mosque’s historic complex of buildings. There are spices inside that you have never even heard of. The market holds shops that sell souvenirs, rare plants, ceramics and textile products.
Top 10 markets in Turkey blend history and craftsmanship
4) COPPERSMITHS MARKET (Gaziantep) - The market in this southeastern city was named after the most significant craft of the city since the sixteenth century; coppersmith. Though it has lost its previous popularity, do not leave the Şahinbey neighborhood without purchasing one of the items produced with the merging of craftsmanship and hard labor.
Top 10 markets in Turkey blend history and craftsmanship
5) MARDİN MARKET (Mardin) - The mystic air of Mardin, another southeastern city, is dominant in the market at its center as well. Hürriyet travel writer Saffet Emre Tonguç said: “The Mardin Market is mesmerizing. The craftsmen engaged in local hand crafts are in the corners. It seems they have stopped time for the time being.” Be careful, do not get lost while going around.
Top 10 markets in Turkey blend history and craftsmanship
6) BEŞİKTAŞ MARKET (Istanbul) - The heart of this old Istanbul neighborhood races here. The vibrant market is also the center of the famous Beşiktaş football team supporter group Çarşı. It is a place where the locals meet up and spend time in the fish markets, restaurants, desert shops, cafes and stores.
Top 10 markets in Turkey blend history and craftsmanship
7) SAFRANBOLU MARKET (Karabük) - In this northwestern province, the old town of Safranbolu is famous for its houses that keep the Ottoman urban architecture alive. In the historic market there are stores that make local souvenirs, restaurants, cafes and hand-made crafts. There is one remaining shoe maker that makes leather shoes: Erhan Başkaya.
Top 10 markets in Turkey blend history and craftsmanship
8) ULUÇARŞI (Bursa) - In this former Ottoman capital in western Turkey, the market right next to the Ulu (Great) Mosque is the beaten track of tourists. There are 120 shops in the market located in Osmangazi which sell famous Bursa towels, glasses, watches and pilgrimage merchandise. Couples about to get married also prepare their dowries here.
Top 10 markets in Turkey blend history and craftsmanship
9) UZUNÇARŞI (Antalya) - With its houses with bay windows, the smell of jasmine and cobblestoned streets, this market in the southern town of Kaş offers a peaceful shopping atmosphere. In the stores on both the left and right of the street that goes uphill there are souvenirs, jewellery, carpets and paintings being sold.
Top 10 markets in Turkey blend history and craftsmanship
10) BEDESTEN KAPALIÇARŞI (Trabzon) – Hürriyet jury member Haldun Hürel, on this market in northeastern Turkey located in the center of Trabzon, remarked: “A market that managed to remain intact in one of the most important cities of our history, Trabzon. Though it was damaged slightly during restoration, it is still one of the most important markets in our country with its architecture.”
Top 10 markets in Turkey blend history and craftsmanship
Crowded markets are the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of a city’s heartbeat. We picked out the best markets in Turkey where the craftsmanship spirit is alive and where you will thoroughly enjoy shopping. Click through for the ranking of Hürriyet’s jury
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