Centuries-Old Çuhacı Han Expands Global Jewelry Exports and Retail Trade
Çuhacı Han, one of Istanbul’s oldest historic trade centers located near the Nuruosmaniye Mosque in the Fatih district, continues to reinforce its role as a pivotal hub for the international jewelry sector. Built in the 18th century by Ottoman Grand Vizier Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Pasha, the complex currently hosts 287 active businesses, exporting manufacturing products primarily to Germany and the United States.
While historically operating as a wholesale and manufacturing center, recent restoration projects have shifted the facility's dynamic. Roughly 80% of the ground-floor commercial spaces have transitioned to retail shops to accommodate rising tourist foot traffic. Despite global market integration and technological shifts in stone-setting, the historic inn maintains its traditional structural division, operating furnaces, stone-setting workshops, and polishing units on its upper floors.
Source: Anadolu Ajansı
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