Was commissioned by Sultan Mehmet II and completed in 1461 A.D. and was endowed to ‘Aya Sophia mosque’. Located in the ‘Fatih’ district of Istanbul and is one of the oldest and largest covered markets in the world with 61 covered streets, over 20 gates and 4000 shops including restaurants occupies an area of 47000 square meters. The Grand Bazar is often regarded as one of the first shopping malls in the world.
The Grand Bazar is a thriving complex and has something for everyone, be it jewelry, carpets, hand-made clothes, Ottoman Kaftans, Anatolian hand-made textiles, antiques, bathroom accessories, furniture, leather goods, traditional Turkish caps, glazed tiles, pottery, copper and brassware, alabaster bookends, ashtrays and much more – it is a shoppers delight.