Situated on the Blue Mosque Square in Istanbul, Arasta Bazaar has been a standout amongst the most enchanting strip malls since it was worked by astute Ottoman authorities in seventeenth century.

Thus of the unearthings made in 1930, it was made sense of that the bazaar was built up upon the old structures which were body of the royal residence in Byzantine Era.

In Ottoman Age, this noteworthy development was utilized by cavalrymen in light of the fact that there were discovered numerous different materials for them. In this way prominently known as Sipahiler (Cavalrymen) Bazaar in that period, showcase comprises of roughly 70 arrangement of shops set on Torun Street. In spite of the fact that it is littler than the sublime Grand Bazaar, this generally calmy and lovely market contains numerous sorts of creations pulling in individuals in its shops, for example, eyeful gems, floor coverings, gifts, earthenware production, Turkish tiles, clothing and all the more today.

In the last time of Ottoman, the market smoldered in a fire, on account of that it was devastated. In any case, that amazing building was revamped and revived by General Directorate for Foundations in 1981.

When you come here, you can visit the Great Palace Mosaics Museum which displays a gathering of mosaics exhumed from the site of the Byzantine Great Palace of Constantinople. Moreover, with a specific end goal to have great time when going by the Arasta Bazaar , both local people and visitors ought to circumvent the tea plant (which additionally fills in as an eatery) to eat, drink some çay (tea) or smoke nargile while watching the free daily Whirling Dervishes Show.

On account of its wide fantastic and loose environment, Arasta Bazaar is a decent serene shopping elective for ordinary stock in the Sultanahmet zone.

Aside from those components of Arasta Bazaar, it is likewise popular for the visits of Hollywood craftsmen, lawmakers and all the more, for example, extraordinary star Shakira, Megan Fox, famous Ellen Lee Degeneres (a present of conspicuous Ellen Degeneres Show) and previous US President Bill Clinton.