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Grand Bazaar

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Grand Bazaar Eminönü, Istanbul, Turkey The two bedestens were built during the reign of Mehmed II 'the Conqueror', (his second reign AH 855-86 / AD 1451--81), and the bazaar developed around them Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II 'the Conqueror', and other Ottoman sultans.

Turkish Baths (Hamam)

Turkish Baths (Hamam)

The word, "hamam", originating from the Arabic hamma (means "heating up"), means steam bath and is based on the heating of cold water. Baths served as health centres among the ancient Greeks and have been an important part of daily life in Istanbul since Roman and Byzantine times.

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