The Virginia enterprise., 1913-03-07
TURKISH TRADE ARKS.
~BAZAR" TAKES PLACE or AMER.
icAN DEPARTMENT STORE.
Coffee Shop IN lnseparable Accom-.
pa7iment Of Each Shop-Are
Classified According to the
Business Done,

Bazars take the place Of department
stores in Bagdad. The word 'bazar
means bargain, but in the Turkish
sense 1t is generally applied to Sc
ries OF shops forming continuous
row on both sides of a thoroughfare.
AS Turkish streets are narrow, often
only eight or ten feet wide, conges-
ton results. The shops themselves
are small. the more commodious being
only eight by ten feet, and the small
er five by six feet. One whole side
opens on the street.
In Bagdad, writes the American con.
sui. bazars are divided into several
classes, according to the location and
the wares sold. The classification fol-
lows:
karia bashi is ths name of the
bazar where groceries. candies and
liquids are sold. Sug-el-shorga is where
fruits and vegetables are sold. The
name is also applied to the district.
and 1t is generally Ill derstood that the
drug stores are in the bazar sug-el-
shorga. though it is so only by acci-
dent. In the sug-el-sarai wearing ap-
parel. haberdashery. antiques and rugs
are sold. Sug-elchukhechi is the
bazar where Bagdad-made cloth. such
as prints, calico and silk goods, Is
sold. Yemenchia is the bazar where
native shoes are manufactured and
sold. Sug-el-sefa1lr is the coppersmith
bazar. The copper is heated and
worked while hot inside the shops. but
the cold sheet copper is hammered
into shape out in the street.
Rab-el-agha is occupied by the black
smiths, tinsmiths and carpenters. The
blacksmiths make chains, nails, locks
and horse and donkey shoes. The tin
smiths manufacture tin vessels. pots.
ters make practically all the furniture
used there and collins. doors and door
and window frames.
Different bazars are segregated in
different parts of the city, and the
district often takes the name Of the
bazar. Some bazars are also named
after the district in which they are
situated. there being no sharp divi-
sions Of the bazar according to the ma
terial sold. An example is the bazar
Sug-el-hanoon in the Jewish district,
which is said to be patronized by
Jews only. In each bazar there is a
khan for every ten or twelve shops
These khans are two stories high and
have an open court in the center, the
rooms on the four sides all opening
into the court. A large door leads
from the open court into the street.
The rooms in the khan are let to the
different shopkeepers for their sur.
plus wares
Each bazar has coffee shop, which
is large open place partly covered
by roof. where large number Of
cheap wooden settees are arranged In
rows. Any one who sits down in a
coffee shop first gets cup of Turkish
coffee and then a native pipe in which
Shirza tobacco is smoked. The
charge for the coffee and the use of
the pipe is about two cents. The
coffee shop Quahwat Pasha Is the
''bourse' for the native business peo-
pie. Here the merchants gather to
discuss trade bills and other subjects.
Representatives of the banks ascer-
tain here the number of bills to be
taken up and secure the facts from
which they can determine the ex'
change rates for bills and for foreign
coins. The rates are practically de-
termined in the coffee shops.