The Grand Bazaar is busy, chaotic ... Shopkeepers hawk spices, Turkish tea, jewelry, souvenir trinkets, leather jackets, shirts, luggage, rugs and tapestries and much, much more.

“The Grand Bazaar rooftop was once only accessible to ... “As you walk, you can spot Nur-u Osmaniye, Turkey’s only fully Baroque mosque. Then, the majestic Beyazit and Süleyman the ...

In this video, we visit Turkey’s most famous markets, from the bustling Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, one of the oldest covered markets in the world, to the aromatic Spice Bazaar and local street ...

The Grand Bazaar remained Turkey’s commercial hub through the 1950s, its 4,000 shops bursting with both practical and exotic wares. But then the Grand Bazaar was discovered by travelers seeking ...

Turkish lira, not so much ... people are showing up in the gold markets of the Grand Bazaar with whatever they have — modest savings or, sometimes, a suitcase full of cash, says Omer Tozduman ...

A campaign poster of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Grand Bazaar, Istanbul (Turkey), May 29, 2023. HANNAH MCKAY / REUTERS Umit had the cigarette-deepened voice and slow delivery of ...

ISTANBUL—Deep in the stone warren of Istanbul’s 560-year-old Grand Bazaar, a cluster of traders ... that they see as a safer bet than the Turkish lira, which has lost more than 80% of its ...

I wish I hadn't exchanged my currency at the airport or bought so many souvenirs at the Grand Bazaar. In November, I went on a monthlong girls trip to Turkey. Before we left, I spent many evenings ...