Street market
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A Street market is an outdoor market such as traditionally held in a market square in a market town, and are often held only on particular days of the week. Very similar markets, or bazaars can also be found in large enclosed spaces, instead of on a street.
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[edit] Greece
Street markets in Greece are called laikes agores (λαϊκές αγορές) in the plural, or λαϊκή αγορά (laiki agora) in the singular, meaning "people's market". They are very common all over Greece, including the capital, Athens, and its suburbs. Regular (weekly) morning markets sell mostly fresh produce from farming cooperatives - fruit, vegetables, fish and flowers/plants. Some household items and prepared foods are often available.
Annual street markets (panigyri(a)) occur around churches on the day of their patron saint. These take place in the evenings and have a more festive character, often involving attractions and food stalls. The goods sold range from clothing and accessories to household items, furniture, toys and trinkets. Athens also has several bazaars/enclosed markets.
[edit] Hong Kong
- See: markets in Hong Kong
Street markets in Hong Kong are held all the days except few traditional Chinese holidays like Chinese New Year. Stalls opened at two sides of a street were required to have licenses issued by the Hong Kong Government. In Hong Kong there are street markets of various kinds such as fresh foods, clothing, cooked foods, flowers, and even electronics. The earliest form of markets are known as Gaa si. Some of them are gradually being replaced by shopping centres, markets in municipal service buildings, and supermarkets, while some became tourist attractions like Tung Choi Street and Apliu Street.
[edit] London
- See: markets in London
Some examples of street markets include Berwick Street Market, Camden Market, East Street Market and Portobello Road Market.
[edit] Turkey
Street markets are called shortly pazar in Turkish and usually named after the name of the day since they are only installed at around 05:00 on that specific day and ended on same day around 18:00, in every week. Every district in Turkey has it's own open market where people can choose and buy from a very wide range of products, from fresh fruits and vegetables to clothing, from traditional feta cheese to household items. In Istanbul area Wednesday Pazar of Fatih district, Tuesday Pazar of Kadıköy and Friday Pazar of Ortaköy are the most famous and crowded open markets of the city.
Open markets in Turkey usually offer high quality products with some amazing price tags; in some extreme cases people can buy products around %30-%50 off their usual market prices.
Turkey has also some very active closed or half-open markets like Kapalıçarşı or Spice Bazaar.
