It can be said that the most developed and busiest urban commercial centers which had a greatimportance in Ottoman socio-economic and socio-cultural life were the market places and bazaarsof the Ottoman capital, İstanbul. The Grand Bazaar built by Fatih Sultan Mehmet, in general termsthe urban commercial center consists of covered bazaar, inns and shops of the same trade. Tradelife of İstanbul grew and advanced around this spiral. Central status of İstanbul in international tradeplayed a significant role in food supply of the city which had a crowded population in any period ofits historical process. Busy commercial life of Unkapanı trade region, caravanserais and the marketareas which are generally the locations of food or animal sales and opened on certain days of theweek are the other elements of the commercial life within the economic and social structure ofthe city. In this study, it was aimed to discuss the market places, bazaars and shops where publicmet their vital needs and found socialization opportunity, within the relationship between Ottomaneconomic life and another discipline which involves engravings and paintings, and to establish connections between their cultural and sociological importance. The court records generated by officialinstitutions of the Ottoman state, the formal documents such as foundation books and travelers’statements are the other arguments that contribute to this study which addresses commercial places.