Fake luxuries supplant tradition in Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar

By AFP Published Jul 20, 2024 Cut-price branded perfumes and fake high-end handbags line the ornate alleys of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, with traditional merchants saying the luxury counterfeits are stripping the marketplace of its character. AFP Where heritage Turkish crafts once flourished under the Ottoman-era marketplace’s painted ceilings, the elegant carpet store run by Hasim [...]read moreFake luxuries supplant tradition in Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar