The Historian · Zeynep · Istanbul
Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar)
This market was built to fund a mosque with the customs of the Egypt trade. Even the smell here is Ottoman policy.
The L-shaped 1660s market beside the New Mosque, funded by Egyptian trade tolls — spices, dried fruit, and history.
— Zeynep, The Historian
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