this historic bazaar is the second most famous covered market in Istanbul. A must-visit for gourmets who love to shop for traditional ingredients, the more than 80 shops inside the market have a ...

Istanbul delighted my senses upon setting foot in the Grand Bazaar. Famed as the world’s largest and oldest covered market, ...

With the start of the construction of Istanbul’s covered market in 1455 (what has become today's Grand Bazaar), the Ottoman rulers and officials of the time built many inns around the market.