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Spice Market & More Baazars

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September 29th 2010
The spice bazaar is a whole different experience from the Grand Bazaar. It's closer to the pier area near the Galata Bridge. If you are going on the tram you would get off at Eminonu station and walk west towards the bridge. The spice market is right behind the Yeni mosque. The spice market is quite small in comparison to the grand bazaar, not as "grand' small and compact. It's in ... read more

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more