Ödemiş Tarihi Arasta Çarşısı

About Ödemiş Tarihi Arasta Çarşısı

The historic Arasta bazaar of Odemis is, according to Visit Izmir, one of the important Ottoman bazaar buildings and is thought to date from the 1800s. It is an open arasta, set between three mosques and in the middle of 17 inns, which made it an important trading centre. It witnessed the period up to the early years of the Republic and stayed standing through the occupation without being destroyed. It is protected as a first-degree conservation site. Felt makers, basket makers, tinners and tinsmiths are found in the bazaar.