Mahmutpasha Bazaar, Istanbul

41°00′40″N 28°58′11″E / 41.011176°N 28.969815°E / 41.011176; 28.969815 Mahmutpasha Bazaar (Turkish: Mahmutpaşa Çarşısı) is a shopping street in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in the area between Grand Bazaar and Eminönü in the Mahmutpaşa neighbourhood of Fatih district. This market area, with copious small shops on both sides of the main street, is a symbol of cheap shopping in Istanbul. The bazaar hosts 256 shops.

History

The bazaar gets its name from the street, named after the nearby Mahmut Pasha Mosque: this was commissioned by the Ottoman Grand Vizier Mahmud Pasha (d. 1474) during the rule of Sultan Mehmed II in 1462. The mosque complex also contains a hamam, a türbe, sebils and fountains.

Müller-Wiener, Wolfgang (1977). Bildlexikon zur Topographie Istanbuls: Byzantion, Konstantinupolis, Istanbul bis zum Beginn d. 17 Jh (in German). Tübingen: Wasmuth. ISBN 9783803010223.

Shopping centres and retailers in Turkey

Mixed- use dev.	Akasya Akmerkez Galataport Kanyon Mall of Istanbul MetroCity Metropol Özdilekpark Piyalepaşa Zorlu Center
Malls	Atirus Capitol Carousel CarrefourSA Maltepe Park Galleria Ataköy Grand Pera Istanbul Cevahir İstinye Park Olivium Profilo Tepe Nautilus
Bazaars	Grand Bazaar Mahmutpasha Bazaar Spice Bazaar
Areas	Bağdat Avenue Eminönü İstiklal Avenue Nişantaşı

Other

Turkey-
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retail
groups,
chains

Beymen	Beymen Beymen Classics Beymen Club Beymen Seasons Divarese NetWork Classics
Boyner	Boyner Altınyıldız Classics Beymen Business
Eroğlu	Colin's Loft MEXX
Other	Atelier Rebul DeFacto FLO Kiğılı Koton LC Waikiki Özdilek Paşabahçe Ramsey Vakko

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