

40.000 Steps in the Grand Bazaar
1980, Turkish. Directed by Suha Arın.
This documentary presents the past and present of Istanbul’s famed Grand Bazaar, whose history spans nearly five centuries. The film offers an intimate portrait of the bazaar through the perspective of a sherbet seller who has walked its streets for forty years, capturing the rhythms of daily life and the continuity of tradition within one of the city’s most enduring cultural spaces.
- Runtime
- 0h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Turkish
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- Released
- 1 January 1980
- Original title
- Kapalıçarşı'da 40.000 Adım
- Country
- Turkey
- Written by
- Çelik Gülersoy, Süreyya Arın
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40.000 Steps in the Grand Bazaar isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1980. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like 40.000 Steps in the Grand Bazaar?
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Who directed 40.000 Steps in the Grand Bazaar?
40.000 Steps in the Grand Bazaar (1980) was directed by Suha Arın and stars Kadri Kadlan, Alp Öyken.