Özet:

In Anatolian cities of the Ottoman period, such as the inns, bedestens (covered bazaars), arastas, bazaars, grand bazaars and stores formed the commercial centers. These commercial structures with different functions were the main components forming the fabric of the commercial districts. These commercial centers also contained major public buildings, such as mosques and baths. Depending on the size of a city or town, the number of these structures could vary greatly. All of the buildings located in the center were important facilities, contributing economic, social and distinctive features to an Anatolian city or town. In this study, the “Arasta” and “Bazaar” in historical cities located on the axes of important trade routes in Anatolia were investigated. In addition, the conceptual and architectural differences of arastas and bazaars from inns and bedestens, which are major commercial structures, were investigated. The structures were selected from the cities of İstanbul, Bursa, Edirne, Hatay, and Konya, which were located on the important trade routes of the time. Especially, construction and material techniques, plan and façade typologies of these structures, built in the 15th and 16th centuries, were evaluated, as were the common and distinctive features of the various cities.

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