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Grand Bazaar vs Spice Bazaar Istanbul: How the Hans Work

Istanbul's Grand Bazaar is a 15th-century grid of streets, bedestens and hans; the Spice Bazaar is a 1660s L-shaped arcade. How each works, who runs it, opening days and which to visit.

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