Tourists do shopping in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey, Sept. 26, 2009. The domed-capped Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, was ravaged by numerous fires and earthquakes in the past and now it is hit hard by the ongoing economic crisis. Called simply the Kapali Carsi (Covered Market) in Turkish, the 548-year-old bazaar located at the heart of Istanbul is experiencing the worst time in the past 20 years with both business volume and profit tumbling by about 50 percent.
Tourists enter the No.1 door of the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey, Sept. 26, 2009.
Tourists do shopping in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey, Sept. 26, 2009.
Tourists do shopping in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey, Sept. 26, 2009.
The domed-capped Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, was ravaged by numerous fires and earthquakes in the past and now it is hit hard by the ongoing economic crisis. Called simply the Kapali Carsi (Covered Market) in Turkish, the 548-year-old bazaar located at the heart of Istanbul is experiencing the worst time in the past 20 years with both business volume and profit tumbling by about 50 percent.
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