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Top 10 Interesting Facts about M谋s谋r 脟ar艧谋s谋

Misir Carsisi- Author; vadim.tk-

The origin of the Turkish word 鈥溍�a谤艧谋鈥� comes from the Persian word 鈥淐补丑补谤鈥�  which means four the number and 鈥沦耻鈥� which refers to district or street.

Serving as a shopping mall with its wide range of stores, the Egyptian Bazaar or Misir Carsisi is a complement of covered and open streets and squares that are very suitably located along beautiful streets in the centre of the city.

The temporary ones of bazaars, which are located on various streets of big cities, are called marketplaces.

The collocation of the stores according to the goods and products they sell led to the adaptation of names such as; Shoe Seller Bazaar and Jewelry Bazaar.

Comprising a main street and side streets connected to it, bazaars constitute the most active urban area of a city all day long.

The Egyptian Bazaar (M谋s谋r 脟ar艧谋s谋), otherwise known as the Spice Bazaar, is the place to be to lay in a fresh supply of spices, nuts, honeycomb, Turkish delight, dried figs, caviar and mature hard Turkish cheese.

1. M谋s谋r 脟ar艧谋s谋 is considered one of the most active centres of trade

Misir Carsisi busy- Author;aachim3-

Strategically located between East and West, Mediterranean and the Black Sea, 陌stanbul has always been one of the most active centres of trade either in Byzantine or Ottoman times.

Serving as a coastal city extending from the Balkans and Europe to the North Mediterranean and Arabian Peninsula, 陌stanbul was on a transit trading route.

Such commercial products as silk fabrics, spices, gemstones, woven goods and carpets coming from East and the Arabian Peninsula would be gathered in 陌stanbul on their way to Europe.

2. It has very unique architectural patterns

Misir Carsisi/Spice Baazar- Author; Zara1992-

The unique architectural pattern of the Ottomans, where religious and commercial activities could be performed altogether, led to the emergence of k眉lliye structures.

Within the concept of k眉lliye, there were such places of worship as mosques and madrasa; social structures as hospitals and hermitages; and commercial structures such as arasta, bedesten and covered and open bazaars.

3. Its name is wrongly translated sometimes

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There are several documents suggesting that the name of the bazaar was first “New Bazaar”. Then it got its name “Egyptian Bazaar” because it was built with the revenues from the Ottoman eyalet of Egypt in 1660.

The word ‘尘谋蝉谋谤’ has a double meaning in Turkish. One meaning is “Egypt” and another is”maize”.  This is why sometimes the name is wrongly translated as “Corn Bazaar”.

The bazaar was (and still is) the centre for spice trade in Istanbul, but in recent years shops of other types are gradually replacing the sellers of spices.

4. Construction Of M谋s谋r 脟ar艧谋s谋 began in the last months of 1660

Misir Carsisi in the 1940s- Author; SALTOnline-

The structure was designed by a court architect, but the construction works began under the supervision of another court architect, known as Mustafa A臒a, in the last months of 1660.

This was after Istanbul’s Great Fire of 1660 which began on 24 July 1660 and, lasted for slightly more than two days. The fire destroyed many neighbourhoods in the city.

A major rebuilding and redevelopment effort started in the city following the fire, which included the resumption of the New Mosque’s construction works in 1660 and the beginning of the Spice Bazaar’s construction in the same year.

5. Was built as an extension of a mosque and its revenue helped in doing goodwill

Misir Carsisi/Spice Bazaar- Author; Derzsi Elekes Andor-

The Spice Bazaar was built in 1664 as an extension of the New Mosque (Yeni Camii) complex. The building itself is part of the New Mosque.

Its revenues obtained from the rented shops inside the bazaar building helped support the upkeep of the mosque and its philanthropic institutions such as a school, a hospital and several baths.

6. It is said M谋s谋r 脟ar艧谋s谋 was built with money paid as duty on Egyptian imports

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The market was called M谋s谋r 脟ar艧谋s谋 (literally translated as Egyptian Market) because the story goes that it was built with money paid as duty on Egyptian imports.

The annual 鈥楥airo caravan鈥� would bring along spices from Egypt, just like Istanbul located on the trade route between the East and Europe.

The main entrance to the Spice Bazaar is via a high brick arch on the pigeon-infested plaza next to the New Mosque.

7. They sell over 100 specie of spices at Misir

various spices in Misir Carsisi- Author; Miomir Magdevski-

Upon entering the L-shaped market, your nostrils will immediately pick up the overwhelming scent coming from the hundreds of spices that are on sale.

Where the stalls in the bazaar originally only stocked spices and herbs, over the course of years other edibles have been added. For instance, now they have nuts, honeycomb, Turkish delight, dried fruit and vegetables among others.

8. There are also a number of coffee shops

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On both sides of the Spice Bazaar, there are some more bargains to be made. Outdoors, on the west side of the bazaar, you鈥檒l find more stalls with fresh food.

If you鈥檙e a caffeine lover then be sure to pay Kurukahveci Mehmet Efendi a visit. This is one of the coffee shops you will find at Misir. It is quite a famous coffee shop that has been supplying the locals with its own-brand beans for over 100 years.

9. The stores at M谋s谋r 脟ar艧谋s谋 had a key position in the Ottoman Foundation arrangement.

An Inside view of the Spice bazaar in istanbul- Author; KureCewlik81-

The bazaars of the Ottoman Empire would be organized in public spheres where all the society came together.

Those commercial areas, far away from the residential areas, would comprise of a covered or open main street or streets where stores and workshops stood in line.

The stores, which had a key position in the Ottoman Foundation arrangement, would pay their annual rents of not more than a couple of hundred silver coins to their preselected foundations.

As those stores had not always been built in conjunction with a mosque or madrasa, pre- or post-built ones could also have been donated to the foundation.

10. M谋s谋r 脟ar艧谋s谋 used to be the last stop for camel caravans

A camel caravan in 1910- Author; American Colony-

During the heyday of the bazaar, Misir Carsisi was the last stop for camel caravans travelling the Silk Roads of China, India and Persia.

Even long before the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453, the entire surrounding area in the Byzantine Middle Ages was lodging for traders from Venice and Genoa as well from Pisa and Amalfi.