One of the most important markets in Turkey is located in the Bioglu region of the European section of Istanbul.

The market is a three-storey building with 24 shops and above these stores there are 18 luxury apartments. Souk al-Ward is one of the most famous historical markets in Istanbul. Its construction is a typical example of the 19th century. It was built using decorative stones and gave it a beautiful ornate façade. In the upper section of the upper floor are stately sculptures.

History of the Rose Market

The rose market was a theater called Naum Tiyatrosu, in 1870 the theater was exposed to a huge fire that led to its collapse. In 1876, a wealthy man named Hristaki Zografos Efendi bought it and re-created it, and the Roman architect Cleanthey Zanno designed and built in Parisian style. The building was then called Cite-de Pere, while the corridors were named Hristaki Pasajı. It was sold in the shops of pastries and desserts of different countries and roses of various kinds.

In 1908, Grand Ayatollah Sait Paşa bought it and became known as Sait Paşa Pasajı. In 1917, after the Russian Revolution, many Russians emigrated to Istanbul, and white Russian women sold roses, and Russian women sold roses in the corridor of Said Pasha, which overlooks Istiklal Street until 1940. Most of its shops became rose sellers, Rose corridor Çiçek Pasajı. The market was restored after its collapse in 1978 and brought back to the old situation.