Do not miss the experience they call the Grand Bazaar, even if you are not a shopper nor interested in buying anything. Tips: #1 Go EARLY EARLY, from 11am on it gets CRAZY busy especially as the cruise ship and tour buses start showing up after their breakfast. Also, by going early, the shop keepers are more accomodating and willing... More

Okay, it's a chaotic zoo, with between 3-4000 vendors (many of whom sell exactly the same stuff) but it's still a must-see place. If you have time, you can shop for the cheapest deal on leather, scarves, lamps, spice, gold, evil-eye merchandise, and pretty much everything else...it's just fun to see all the stuff. We tended to shy away from... More

I really enjoyed my day at the Grand Bazaar. It was very easy to reach the Bazaar from my hotel in Sultanahmet and Sirkeci by trams ( Line "T1", tram stop "Beyazıt-Kapalıçarş).Strolled through the hundreds of stall and shops, talked with shop owners, had Turkish coffee and apple tea. I loved the atmosphere and the amazing colors of beautiful Turkish... More

Hectic but a must for visitors. Great for shopaholics but definately haggle (they expect it so dont think youre being offensive) Go for as low a price as possible (without being ridiculous & haggle from there)

Scarves, towels, shoes, carpets, pillow cases, jewelry, lamps, ceramics, Turkish snacks and tea, hats....go to the bazaar at the end of your trip cuz chances are you're going to buy a lot of stuff you don't want to lug around with you! Check hours of operation....closed on major holidays!

The Grand Bazaar was a great experience, all the colors, the products...but prices there are incredibly high and, especially with the turkish delights and tee, the quality is not good. If you want to buy turkish producs buy in the stands outside the Bazaar or even better go to the Egyptian Bazaar (Spice Market), it's a bit more local and... More

Supposedly closed on sunday, me and my girlfriend wanted to see this place ourselves. I am not a shopping fan, so it was my luck to visit it on this day, because closed on sunday means, only about 30% of the shops between Spice bazaar and Grand bazaar is open.. Paradise for shopaholics, hell for the rest.. Great experience, if... More

If you have seen Skyfall and the motorbike chase you'll have seen the Grand Bazar. The real thing is even better. Colourful, historical, packed full with sellers. The tradespeople are friendly and not too pushy and the quality of goods is pretty good. OK this is a 'tourist trap' but it has been for 600 years so get in there... More

If you don't mind crowds, constant haggling and noise, and can just soak up the atmosphere, you'll have some fun here - it's certainly an experience! Unfortunately the sellers are fairly unscrupulous, and will lie to you quite happily in order to avoid giving you a tax receipt to claim back VAT at the airport (if you don't live in... More