Tire Bedesteni

About Tire Bedesteni

The Bedesten of Tire, on Gazazhane Caddesi, is an important survivor of the historic Byzantine bazaar of the town. Visit Izmir records that it was endowed by Suleyman Sah, the emir of Tire, to the Ibni Melek Madrasa. In the Byzantine and Beylik periods the bazaar was worked mostly by silk merchants, which is why its quarter became known as the Kazazlar Carsisi. The building is roofed with eight tiled domes and has entrance doors on all four sides, with 12 shops each on its north and south faces and four each on its east and west faces.