"Non-Muslims oppose Grand Bazaar opening on Sundays
The Grand Bazaar, the Mısır Çarşısı (Spice Bazaar), the Sahaflar Çarşısı (second-hand book bazaar) and Mahmutpaşa Bazaar -- important shopping centers for locals and foreign tourists -- will be open on Sundays starting April 8, according to a decision from the İstanbul Governor’s Office and the İstanbul Chamber of Commerce.
Non-Muslims who do not want to work on Sunday because of their religious beliefs, as well as some tradesmen, oppose this decision. İstanbul 2010 European City of Culture (ECOC) Initiative Advisory Board Chairman Egemen Bağış and Eminönü Mayor Nevzat Er paid a visit to the Grand Bazaar to hear the views of tradesmen."
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