Fatih Kurtulmuş
After rare silence, Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar prepares to reopen
An eerie silence has fallen over Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, one of the world's oldest, largest and most visited markets, where a raucous mixture of languages, cultures and commerce has buzzed for centuries.
Istanbul’s iconic Grand Bazaar set to reopen on June 1
Turkey's historic Grand Bazaar will reopen for shopping as of June 1, the chairman of the iconic tourist destination said
on May 8.
Fatih Kurtulmuş, chairman of the Grand Bazaar's (Kapalıçarşı) board, told reporters inside the 500-plus-year-old building about new measures to step up protections when visitors return.