Istanbul's Spice Bazaar is a huge covered shopping area not too far from the Golden Horn (harbor). It was built in the 17th century and has been in continuous use since.
Its name, Mısır Çarşısı -- which means "Egyptian Bazaar" -- comes from the fact that it was built using money paid as a duty on Egyption imports. The modern market carries everything from spices, herbs, nuts, meats and other foods, to toys, clothes, plants and pets.
Its name, Mısır Çarşısı -- which means "Egyptian Bazaar" -- comes from the fact that it was built using money paid as a duty on Egyption imports. The modern market carries everything from spices, herbs, nuts, meats and other foods, to toys, clothes, plants and pets.
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These are excellent photos! Are they all your own?
Stunning photos, Alice. I can't believe the colors. I bet the scents were even more powerful!
That last one made me sneeze. ;-)
There actually was a Turkish restaurant called Topkapi in Dalton of all places until a few years ago. I was really disappointed when it closed.
Ohmigosh! I could spend a whole day in a place like that! Great photos! So, what is Turkish Via[Alice's spambot won't let me use the word!]gra?
It's some kind of spiced candy that is commonly sold at bazaars in Turkey -- I saw it quite a lot, both at the Spice Bazaar and at the Grand Bazaar. I didn't taste it or buy any, though this woman did. The term appears to apply to a wide variety of substances, as I was told it's a candy and the woman in the video had a liquid. A google image search returns quite the variety of possibilities...
LOL at the title on the video you linked to: "Turkish Via[Alice's spambot won't let me use the word!]gra on Fox & Friends". Change "on" to "with" and that's us! :-D
Ha! Good eye!
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