Grand Bazaar

Grand Bazaar was a spectacular site built during the reign of Fatih Sultan Mehmet, the conqueror of Constantinople (Istanbul). The financial support came for vakif (pious foundation).1 It provides funds for constructions, "including the bazaar's upkeep, financial support for schools, hospices, and soup kitchens, and maintenance of the city's mosques." 2

The Grand Bazaar has "4,000 shops and 61 streets" which offers affordable goods.3 When you enter the gate, vivid goods, traditional tastes, and smells will accompany your shopping. From Turkish doner to old booksellers, there are various stores in the bazaar. The anthropologist Scalco shared her experience in the bazaar and interviewed with the carpet seller Ahmet. The carpets that are coming from Central Asia are in demand by Europeans.4 However, carpet sellers may trick the customers into selling their rugs, which are not originally from Central Asia.5 On one occasion, Scalco witnessed while Ahmet was lying to the English customer. Ahmet confessed that even if the carpet is not originally Kurdish, he tricks the

customers except Germans who are the regular customers.6 Scalco's research also reveals the moral collapse among the sellers.7 It is one of the changes in marketing while it was not the case in Ottomans.

The Ottoman craftsmen were working under the principles of the guild system. It emphasizes the importance of brotherhood, apprentices' training both morally and technically, and their products' quality.Nevertheless, some of the routines have conversed, such as negotiation and offering drinks to a customer. At any moment, you can come across a man who delivers tea in a silver tray from one store to another while the customers negotiate with the shopkeepers. Negotiations are the fun part of the shopping and usually results in the customer's favor. Therefore, the Grand Bazaar is a key factor in marketing and significant social interactions among diverse groups.

Notes
1. Sharon Wohl, “The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul: The Emergent Unfolding of a Complex Adaptive System,” Iowa University, 2015, p. 2, https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1040&context=arch_pubs.

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2. Ibid
3. Sharon Wohl, “The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul: The Emergent Unfolding of a Complex Adaptive System,” Iowa University, 2015, p. 3., https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1040&context=arch_pubs.
4. Patricia Scalco, "Weaving Value: Selling Carpets in the Liminal Space of Istanbul's Grand Bazaar," Anthropology Today 35, no. 5 (October 2019): 7–10, p.8, doi:10.1111/1467-8322.12527.
5. Ibid
6. Patricia Scalco, "Weaving Value: Selling Carpets in the Liminal Space of Istanbul's Grand Bazaar," Anthropology Today 35, no. 5 (October 2019): 7–10, p.7, doi:10.1111/1467-8322.12527.
7. Ibid

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