Behind Ulu Camii, Bursa's sprawling Kapalı Çarşı (Covered Market) contains two historic markets: the 14th-century Bedesten , built by Sultan Beyazıt I, and reconstructed after the 1855 earthquake; and the Eski Aynalı Çarşı , originally the Orhanbey Hamamı (bathhouse of the Orhan Camii Külliyesi). Built in 1335, it features a domed ceiling with skylights. Karagöz shadow puppets and other traditional items are sold here.
Just east of Eski Aynalı Çarşı is Koza Han , built in 1490. Expensive silk shops overlook the courtyard with its cafes and small mosque (1491) honouring Beyazıt.
Bursa was on the Silk Road, and camel caravans lodged at Emir Han , entered at the rear of Ulu Camii. Drovers and merchants slept and did business upstairs, their precious cargo stored in the ground-floor rooms. The courtyard tea garden has a fine old fountain.
