Bazaar of Trabzon, Turkey.
With on the background the 16th century Ottoman bedesten (market hall) and 19th century Çarsı mosque.
Trabzon's bazaar is a historical commercial neighbourhood with many diverse shops, old-fashioned, artesenal workshops among its small alleys, as well as "hans" (caravanserais) and mosques. Here there are many coppersmiths: a well represented craft in the bazaar of Trabzon, locally dating back to antiquity. Its products are well used by the people, cafés, restaurants and homes of Trabzon.
The area was already a vibrant merchant and traders area during the middle ages, when "Trebizond" (Turkish Trabzon) was the capital of a medieval Roman ("Byzantine") rump state. It was the western terminus of the Silk Road coming from Tabriz (Iran) and beyond. Genovese and Italian merchants bought goods here to sell them in their Italian hometowns.
The area remained a buzzling bazaar area after the Ottoman conquest in 1461. The nearby "bedesten" building and many various "han" (caravanserais) attest its importance as an Ottoman trading port and caravan stop.
Bazaar of Trabzon, Turkey.
With on the background the 16th century Ottoman bedesten (market hall) and 19th century Çarsı mosque.
Trabzon's bazaar is a historical commercial neighbourhood with many diverse shops, old-fashioned, artesenal workshops among its small alleys, as well as "hans" (caravanserais) and mosques. Here there are many coppersmiths: a well represented craft in the bazaar of Trabzon, locally dating back to antiquity. Its products are well used by the people, cafés, restaurants and homes of Trabzon.
The area was already a vibrant merchant and traders area during the middle ages, when "Trebizond" (Turkish Trabzon) was the capital of a medieval Roman ("Byzantine") rump state. It was the western terminus of the Silk Road coming from Tabriz (Iran) and beyond. Genovese and Italian merchants bought goods here to sell them in their Italian hometowns.
The area remained a buzzling bazaar area after the Ottoman conquest in 1461. The nearby "bedesten" building and many various "han" (caravanserais) attest its importance as an Ottoman trading port and caravan stop.