40.000 Steps in the Grand Bazaar (1980)
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.
Director: Suha Arın
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Kadri Kadlan as Şerbetçi |
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Alp Öyken as Şerbetçi (Narration) |
| Directing | Ali Özdamar | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Suha Arın | Director |
| Camera | Hasan Özgen | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ünsal Altınbaş | Editor |
| Sound | Yalçın Tura | Music |
| Editing | Bilge Can | Editor |
| Writing | Çelik Gülersoy | Writer |
| Production | Enis Rıza | Production Manager |
| Writing | Süreyya Arın | Story |
| Camera | Savaş Güvezne | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Faruk Barut | Sound Recordist |
