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Istanbul’s Egyptian Exchange (or Spice Market, Misir Çarsisi, congenital 1664) is abounding with the aroma of the alien East.

Spices, broiled fruits, basics and seeds, lokum (Turkish Delight) and added aliment ample a lot of of the shops, admitting adornment and added high-margin appurtenances accept amorphous to move in.

It’s no wonder: this is prime retail space, appropriate at the southern end of the Galata Bridge on the Golden Horn in the Eminönü district, appropriate next to the New Mosque (Yeni Cami).

Stroll through the exchange (free, 1/2 hr, bankrupt Sunday), and if you accept the time, airing for addition hour through the surrounding bazaar.

Hasircilar Caddesi, the attenuated exchange artery active west from the exchange building, is decidedly colorful, with lots added shops affairs spices, candy and housewares.

A few blocks westward forth Hasircilar is the Rüstem Pasha Mosque, one of Istanbul’s finest baby architectural gems.

You can yield my Istanbul Bazaars Walking Tour forth Uzunçarsi Caddesi from the Grand Exchange decline through the Tahtakale exchange commune to the Rüstem Pasha Mosque, and Hasircilar Caddesi, catastrophe up at the Egyptian Bazaar—a abundant way to analyze Istanbul’s a lot of acclaimed markets in alone an hour or two.

The easiest way to get to the Egyptian Exchange from Sultanahmet is via the Kabatas-Zeytinburnu tram forth Divan Yolu to Eminönü.

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