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Taksim Square ( Turkish: Taksim Meydanı, IPA: [ˈtaksim ˈmejdanɯ] ), situated in Beyoğlu in the European part of Istanbul, Turkey, is a major tourist and leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops, and hotels. It is considered the heart of modern Istanbul, with the central station of the Istanbul Metro network.
The Grand Bazaar (Turkish: Kapalıçarşı, meaning ‘Covered Market’; also Büyük Çarşı, meaning ‘Grand Market’ [1]) in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops [2] [3] on a total area of 30,700 m 2, [4] attracting between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. [5]
The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul has four main gates situated at the ends of its two major streets which intersect near the southwestern corner of the bazaar. One street connects the Bayezid II Mosque and Beyazıt Square with the Nuruosmaniye Mosque. As everywhere in the East, traders of the same type of good were forcibly concentrated along one ...
Eminönü, historically known as Pérama, is a predominantly commercial waterfront area of Istanbul within the Fatih district near the confluence of the Golden Horn with the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait and the Sea of Marmara. It is located in the part of Istanbul known as the historical peninsula, connected to Karaköy (historic ...
İstiklal Avenue ( Turkish: İstiklal Caddesi, lit. 'Independence Avenue') is a 1.4 kilometre (0.87 mi) pedestrian street in the historic Beyoğlu (Pera) district in Istanbul, Turkey. It is one of the most famous avenues in the city. It acquired its modern name after the declaration of the Republic on 29 October 1923, İstiklal (Independence ...
Covered Bazaar. Beginning date. 1660 ; 364 years ago(1660) Completion date. After 1660. The Spice Bazaar ( Turkish: Mısır Çarşısı, meaning "Egyptian Bazaar") in Istanbul, Turkey, is one of the largest bazaars in the city. Located in the Eminönü quarter of the Fatih district, it is the most famous covered shopping complex after the Grand ...
Kadıköy streets are popular with street art. Kadıköy is a busy shopping district, with a wide variety of atmospheres and architectural styles. The streets are varied, some being narrow alleyways and others, such as Bahariye Caddesi, being pedestrian zones. Turkey's biggest food market is there, starting next to the Osman Ağa Mosque, and ...
Mahmutpasha Bazaar, Istanbul. Coordinates: 41°00′40″N 28°58′11″E. Mahmutpaşa Bazaar. Mahmutpasha Bazaar ( Turkish: Mahmutpaşa Çarşısı) is a shopping street in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in the area between Grand Bazaar and Eminönü in the Mahmutpaşa neighbourhood of Fatih district. This market area, with copious small ...