Info about Arastas and Arasta Bazaar

Arasta Bazaar's shops overflow with treasures that beckon visitors to buy, buy, and buy. Although the large, chaotic, and exotic labyrinths of other Bazaars in Istanbul & Turkey can be disorienting for first-time visitors who often become visually and psychologically assaulted by so many products, shops, merchants, and touts. Arasta Bazaar is small, simple but savvy shoppers have discovered Arasta which yields many wonderful treasures as well as result in numerous memorable experiences involving the people who operate the shops.