In this documentary, as the story of The Covered Bazaar is told by a sherbet maker who marched the bazaar up and down by taking 40.000 steps everyday, the artisanship and traditions inherited from the craftsmen to their apprentices for centuries are also emphasized.

Seen through the eyes of an elderly sherbet seller who walks it daily, Forty Thousand Steps in the Covered Bazaar traces the living history of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar. Suha Arın reveals a world shaped by centuries of craft, trade, and traditions passed quietly from master to apprentice.