page_title: Büyük Valide Han
section_title: Surrounding area and other nearby hans
hierarchical_section_title: Büyük Valide Han / Surrounding area and other nearby hans
caption_attribution_description: English: Kürkçü Han‎ courtyard; the tall stone building in the background is the exterior wall of the Büyük Yeni Han
context_page_description: The Büyük Valide Han is the largest historic han in Istanbul, Turkey. It was founded in 1651 by Kösem Valide Sultan, the mother of the Ottoman sultans Murat IV and Ibrahim.
context_section_description: As the neighbourhood of the Büyük Valide Han is at the heart of the city's historic merchant district, the area is filled with a number of other historic Ottoman commercial buildings. The Valide Han is located just east of Uzun Çarşı Caddesi (Uzun Çarşı Street) and its entrance opens onto Mercan Caddesi (Mercan Street). A number of other historic hans also adjoin this street within the same vicinity, in varying states of preservation. The most notable examples include: the Yeni Büyük Han (founded in 1764 and the second-largest han in the city after the Valide Han), the Küçük Yeni Han (built around the same time), and the Kürkçü Han (the oldest surviving han in the city, founded by Mahmut Pasha in the 1470s).
caption: The Kürkçü Han, one of several historic hans in the surrounding area. The high stone building in the background is the Büyük Yeni Han.
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