One hundred years on from the official end of their empire on 1 November 1922 ... was one of the key factors in Ottoman longevity. Bursa’s bazaar is still buzzing today, and remains the ...

In its heyday, this was the “world trade center” for the entire Ottoman Empire — locked down and guarded by more than a hundred soldiers every night. The Grand Bazaar remained Turkey’s ...

Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar is one of the most bustling spots ... It was built shortly after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople and is one of the world’s earliest precursors to the shopping ...

With the city in need of a trade centre for goods coming in from all over the nascent Ottoman Empire, the Grand Bazaar expanded rapidly. By the 17th century it had taken on its current form, a covered ...

Topkapi Palace, the residence of Ottoman sultans for nearly ... each telling a story of the empire's grandeur and intrigue. The Grand Bazaar, one of the world's oldest and largest covered markets ...

A campaign poster of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Grand Bazaar ... Walking Stock Exchange has been around since the Ottoman Empire. It has seen great strains and many tense ...

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 the air ...

In its heyday, this was the “world trade center” for the entire Ottoman Empire — locked down and guarded by more than 100 soldiers every night. The Grand Bazaar remained Turkey’s ...