The socioeconomic structure of the Grand Bazaar, Central Bazaar and Underground Bazaar in the city center of Kayseri and a comparative analysis of the thoughts and expectations of the tradesmen operating in these bazaars constitute the subject of the article. It has based on the data of a descriptive field study focusing on Kayseri bazaars that struggle to survive in the face of the changing conditions of global capitalism. The quantitative research method was used in the research and data of the questionnaire applied to 506 tradesmen determined by using the stratified sampling method was analyzed according to the research questions. The article reveals the current socioeconomic structure of the tradesmen and businesses operating in Kayseri Bazaars under the conditions of global capitalism through the demographic characteristics of the tradesmen, the qualifications of the enterprises. In addition to it analyzes how tradesmen evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of bazaars in the competition with changing consumption habits and shopping malls, and also their expectations in this direction via the spatial and physical characteristics of the bazaars. Although there are small differences between them in terms of demographic qualities, the bazaars within the scope of the study are mostly similar. The only variable in which there is a statistically significant difference in point of demographic qualities among the three bazaar is age. In terms of the qualities of the businesses, all three bazaars display a quite similar view. While the evaluations of the tradesmen regarding the physical conditions and spatial characteristics of the bazaars are similar in certain subjects, differentiates significantly in certain subjects.