Cut-price branded perfumes and fake high-end handbags line the ornate alleys of the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkiye, with traditional merchants saying the luxury counterfeits are stripping the ...

Istanbul's Grand Bazaar is full of shops selling counterfeited designer handbags and luxury perfume - Copyright AFP Roslan RAHMAN Istanbul's Grand Bazaar is full of ...

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"When some people started selling fake bags ... A spokesman for the Grand Bazaar's board of directors insisted that "the Istanbul police carry out frequent inspections" on the shops.

ISTANBUL - Cut-price branded perfumes and fake high-end handbags line the ornate alleys of Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, with traditional merchants saying the luxury counterfeits are stripping the ...