Perşembe Pazarı means Thursday Market

This is also the name of a parallel hill-climbing street as well as this area. We are bounded by Banklar Caddesi (Street of Banks) to the north, Perşembe Pazarı to the west, Tersane Caddesi to the north and Yüsek Kaldırım to the east. Our street is named Banka Sokok, which means Bank Street. Caravansari's building name, a common feature here, is Tan Han, a Han most recently being known as a warehouse, or place of business but may be derived from khan/caravansari meaning inn, hostelry, road house, rest house.

Leaning out my third floor window I can just make out one of the minarets of the New Mosque, or Yeni Camii, started in 1597.