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Arasta Bazaar
Spahi Bazaar
The Arasta Bazaar was built as an extension to Sultanahmet Külliyesi. The bazaar is located south of the Sultanahmet Mosque. It was damaged in the big fires that occurred in the Ottoman Era. and it stayed as a ruin for a long time. The Bazaar was occupied by squatters for a long time but was taken over by the General Directorship of Foundations in the 1980s and put into service again. Hand-woven antipue carperts, silvers ornaments and accessories and various souvenirs are sold in the historical bazaar which consists of a long street lined by stored on both side.