Re: How safe is Turkey?
Sure there are. Actually world’s first and stil one of the biggest bazaar (Grand Bazaar) is in Istanbul. And yet, there are some other modern shopping centers like MetroCity, Akmerkez etc. Here is some information about them…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shopping_malls_in_Istanbul
**The Grand Bazaar (Kapalicarsi) : **The world famous Covered bazaar (Kapali Carsi) is, owing to its architecture, history, location, and sheer variety of marchandise, one of Istanbul’s most significant tourist sites. The Bazaar has eight different entrances, each of them facing one of the city’s most important historic monuments. In terms of structure, the visitor is confronted by what may at first seem a bewildering a maze of 61 streets. The streets themselves are arranged on a grid-like system, are traditionally shopkeepers have tended to group themselves according to the type of goods they sell, whether it be jewellery, antiques, carpets, copper, or leather goods. The Bazaar also functions as an unofficial financial centre, with a particular emphasis on gold and foreign exchange trading. Most shopkeepers will exchange different currencies.
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**Egyptian Spice Bazaar : **The Spice Bazaar was built in 1660 by the architect Kazım Aga at the behest of Sultan Turhan. It gains its Turkish name, Mısır Çarşısı (Egyptian Bazaar), from the fact that it once received income from taxes levied on Egypt. The English name hails from the days when the bazaar specialised in the sale of herbs and spices, medicinal plants, and drugs. While the colour and aroma pervading the covered hallway may since have faded to some extent, a small number of shops do still stock the traditional products.
Akmerkez : The 226 independent units in the retail centre are housed on three floors and sell anything from fashionware, accessories and shoes to books, electronics, cosmetics, giftware, and interior furnishings. The top floor is set aside for fast food restaurants and a multi-screen cinema. Akmerkez opens seven days of a week. On the basis of its innovative design and professional management, Akmerkez was voted Europeas best shopping mall in 1994 by the International Shopping Centre Commission.
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**Metrocity **: Metrocity having sixty thousand-square meters of construction area offers a relaxing shopping environment under the natural sun light. It has a direct connection to 1.Levent subway station. Metrocity complex has a car park facility with capacity of 2,500 parking spaces and the shopping center consists of 136 stores, variety of restaurants and cafes.
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Cevahir Istanbul Shopping Center : Cevahir Istanbul opened on 15th of October as the biggest shopping center in Europe and the second in the world. It has a car park with capacity of 2,500 parking spaces and the shopping center consists of 280 stores, 34 fast food place and 14 exclusive restaurants. Having three hundred fifty six thousand square meters of construction area Cevahir Istanbul has 3 subway stations in its complex.