Spice Bazaar

 ( Bazaars In Turkey ) 

The building itself is part of the külliye (complex) of the New Mosque. The revenues obtained from the rented shops inside the bazaar building were used for the upkeeping of the mosque.

The structure was designed by the court architect Architect Kasemi, but the construction works began under the supervision of another court architect, Mustafa Ağa, in the last months of 1660; following Istanbul's Great Fire of 1660 that began on 24 July 1660 and, lasting for slightly more than two days (circa 49 hours, according to the chronicles of Abdi Pasha), destroyed many neighbourhoods in the city. Istanbul Fire Brigade: A chronological list of major fires in the history of Istanbul Walkingistanbul.com: Fountain of Sultana Turhan Hatice 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 (halted between 1603 and 1660, the construction of the mosque was ultimately completed between 1660 and 1665) and the beginning of the Spice Bazaar's construction in the same year (all buildings in the New Mosque külliye, including the Spice Bazaar, were commissioned by Sultana Turhan Hatice, the Valide sultan of Sultan Mehmed IV.)

==Gallery==

• Bazaari
• List of streets, hans and gates in Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
• List of shopping malls in Istanbul
• Tabriz Bazaar, the largest covered bazaar in the world.

• John Freely (2025). 9780393320145, W. W. Norton & Company. . ISBN 9780393320145

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