ISTANBUL — Dodging four men pushing a cart full of honeydew melons, I step out of the noisy traffic of Istanbul, pass through the horseshoe-arched door, and trade one commotion for another. Suddenly ...

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Located at the southern end of the Galata Bridge, The Egyptian Bazaar, also called as the Spice Bazaar is the second most famous bazaar after the Grand Bazaar. As the name suggests, the bazaar was con ...

Located in Old Istanbul, the Grand Bazaar is known as Kapalıçarşı in Turkish, which means a ‘Covered Market’. The bazaar was established in 1460 in the form of a warehouse, primarily for silk trading.

Atop Istanbul's iconic Grand Bazaar -- the scene of a high-speed motorbike chase in the 2012 James Bond film "Skyfall" -- a full force drive to revamp it has begun. The centuries-old marketplace has ...