Coppersmith Market
In Şanlıurfa, which stands out with its historical and cultural structures and hosts a large number of local and foreign tourists every year, there is a shopping density in the Historic Grand Bazaar area, which includes many bazaars and markets such as Bakırcılar Bazaar, Eskici Bazaar, Gümrük Han. The Historical Grand Bazaar, which includes many bazaars of historical importance such as Kazaz (Bedesten), Sipahi Bazaar, Kınacı Bazaar, Bakırcılar Bazaar, Eskici Bazaar, Jewelers Bazaar, Kunduracılar Bazaar and Gümrük Han, shaped by traditional architecture, is among the shopping centers with the most intense commercial activity in the city.
In addition to the local and foreign visitors who come to the city every year, families coming to the city center from the villages meet their needs for local clothes and accessories, copper ornaments, household utensils and souvenirs from here.
Among the most important of these bazaars is the Bedesten Bazaar, which was built in 1562 adjacent to the south of the Gümrük Han and mentioned as “Bezzazistan” in the Rızvan Ahmet Pasha Foundation dated 1740.
