the last major catastrophe happened in 1894: a strong earthquake that rocked istanbul. the minister of public works, mahmud celaleddin pașa, supervised the repair of the damaged bazaar until 1898, and on this occasion the complex was reduced in area. to the west, the bit pazarı was left outside the new perimeter and became an open-sky road, named "çadircilar caddesi" ("tentmaker road"), while the old gate and the "kütkculer kapi" were demolished. among all the "han"s which belonged to the market, many were left outside, and only nine remained enclosed in the structure.