Kapalıçarşı | |
 Inside the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul | |
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| 41°0′38.09″N 28°58′4.56″E / 41.0105806°N 28.9679333°E | |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Type | Covered bazaar |
| Beginning date | 1455 |
| Completion date | after 1730 |
| Dedicated to | Mehmed II |
The Grand Bazaar (Turkish: Kapalıçarşı, meaning ‘Covered Market’; also Büyük Çarşı, meaning ‘Grand Market’[1]) in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops[2][3] on a total area of 30,700 m2,[4] attracting between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily.[5] In 2014, it was listed No.1 among the world's most-visited tourist attractions with 91,250,000 annual visitors.[6] The Grand Bazaar at Istanbul is often regarded as one of the first shopping malls of the world.
- ^ Müller-Wiener (1977), p. 345.
- ^ Müller-Wiener (1977), p. 349.
- ^ As of 2012, there is no official statistics about the number of shops in Bazaar. This oscillates between 3,000 and 4,000.
- ^ "History of the Grand Bazaar Istanbul". Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "The Grand Bazaar". Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "World's Most-Visited Tourist Attractions". Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2014.