Grand bazaar in Istanbul, one of the oldest covered markets in the world.
Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025
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I’ve been to it. You could spend a whole day inside. One time was enough for me though, the air doesn’t circulate well in there and it’s exhausting walking around from shop to shop.
Hey I’ve been there in AC Revelations!
Hey any picture from you know the shops down there and what they sell. It could be really interesting.
The Grand Bazaar is great for a visit, but 15 types of the same shop and super touristy.
Try the spice market instead, much more interesting.
And you have failed in life if you don’t do the full Turkish bathhouse experience. Just be ready to be pummelled for an hour by a 250lbs hairy Turkish wrestler who communicates by slapping.
Sit Up…slap
Roll Over…..slap
How Bazaar
I lived in Istanbul for years and if you know the right place to go/right people to ask, there’s a small set of stairs that goes to the roof. The views are incredible from up there. I have pictures, but the sub doesn’t allow to post them.
It looks vaguely like a circuit board.
What did they do before air conditioning?
I’ve been on the roof there, as a hooded Itaian
it has full of sht and its current state is a shame to turkish history. bunch of illegal aliens selling illegal off brand clothes and trying to scam everybody.
Been there last week and met my 347 „brothers“.
I just find it fascinating Rolex are so cool with having so many authorised dealers in such a concentrated area, selling well below RRP too. Wonderful.
Nah, it’s fine for a quick wander around but it really is 90% fake nonsense tourist trap shite.
An amazing place to visit!! Well worth it.
I went here in 2007. It was truly an incredible shopping experience. A great memory. I still have many trinkets on display around the home.
One time, this guy was escaping on a motorbike – so I jumped on one too and pursued him in a high octane chase across the roof of that thing.
I just woke up. I swear I thought just was looking at a really nice picture of Legos.
Looks like a chip
Believe it or not… closed on Sundays.
I hear black rock investment wants to close the mall, They’ve owned it since two thousand and seven
I would love to go to Istanbul in November because I love turkey.
The place I confirmed even genuine Turkish Delight is absolutely foul. Nice place to walk around though.
If a fire breaks out inside this thing it’s over.
how bizarre
I remember a documentary about the antic merchants hotel in one part of the bazaar, a square place where they used to park the horses and carts for the night, stairs around with small rooms that were reserved for the merchants. It’s publicly accessible, If you do a guided tour or know your way, it’s a very interesting bit of this place.
The storm water system must be interesting.
I could’ve sworn that this was a miniature reimagining of it
and the place that defrauds and robs tourists the most in the world
They have the same 5 shops × 100 in there. Spices, sweets, jewelry, souvenirs and clothing. It was cool as a historic site but was quite meh irl.