Experts' Choice Award Buyuk Valide Han
4 expert reviews
“Commissioned by Murad VI's mother, Kösem Valide Sultan, this massive han (caravanserai) was built in 1651 and originally housed up to 3000 travellers and their animals every night.”
– Lonely Planet
Afar Magazine "Visiting the 17th-century Büyük Valide Han in Eminönü is my all-time favorite experience in Istanbul and ideal for those who wish to venture off the well-worn tourist path of the city." Full review
Fodor's "The mass of winding streets between the Grand Bazaar and the Golden Horn contains many old Ottoman commercial buildings, or hans." Full review
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