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Location | Etiler, Istanbul, Turkey |
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Opening date | December 18, 1993 |
Developer | Akkök- Tekfen-İstikbal |
No. of stores and services | 246 |
Total retail floor area | 180,000 m2 (1,900,000 sq ft) (total enclosed area) |
Website |
www |
Akmerkez is a shopping mall located in the Etiler quarter of Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey. As the country's third shopping mall following Galleria Ataköy and Capitol, it was opened by a joint venture of the Akkök, Tekfen and İstikbal companies on December 18, 1993. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The Akmerkez complex covers an area of 180,000 m2 (44 acres) and consists of a four-story shopping area, with two towers offering a total of 31 stories of office space, [4] 14 and 17 in two towers, and a third tower with 24 stories of residential areas. The shopping area, offering visitors 246 stores, [4] is spread over a triangular area connected to the surrounding main roads through 3 atria. The total rentable store area is 35,000 m2 (380,000 sq ft). [1] There are 41 escalators, 2 panoramic elevators and 30 elevators. The cleaning, security and general maintenance is provided by a workforce of 250 people.
In 2005, the shopping mall was converted into a real estate investment company, and 49% of the stakes were offered to the public. The Dutch real estate investment company Corio owns 46.9% of the public shares. [4]
Akmerkez is visited by nearly 36,000–38,000[ clarification needed] visitors on weekdays and 50,000 over the weekends. [3] The number of visitors reached around 1.5 million per month, [4] [5] or 14 million a year. It is reported that the average visiting time is with three and half hours over the world average. [2]
The shopping mall started to host art exhibitions and events with works of significants artists in 2002. [3] [5]
In 2008, a renovation project for the shopping mall was announced. [6] Between 2013 and 2014, it underwent a complete renovation, which cost more than € 20 million. [1] [2] [7]
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Location | Etiler, Istanbul, Turkey |
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Opening date | December 18, 1993 |
Developer | Akkök- Tekfen-İstikbal |
No. of stores and services | 246 |
Total retail floor area | 180,000 m2 (1,900,000 sq ft) (total enclosed area) |
Website |
www |
Akmerkez is a shopping mall located in the Etiler quarter of Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey. As the country's third shopping mall following Galleria Ataköy and Capitol, it was opened by a joint venture of the Akkök, Tekfen and İstikbal companies on December 18, 1993. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The Akmerkez complex covers an area of 180,000 m2 (44 acres) and consists of a four-story shopping area, with two towers offering a total of 31 stories of office space, [4] 14 and 17 in two towers, and a third tower with 24 stories of residential areas. The shopping area, offering visitors 246 stores, [4] is spread over a triangular area connected to the surrounding main roads through 3 atria. The total rentable store area is 35,000 m2 (380,000 sq ft). [1] There are 41 escalators, 2 panoramic elevators and 30 elevators. The cleaning, security and general maintenance is provided by a workforce of 250 people.
In 2005, the shopping mall was converted into a real estate investment company, and 49% of the stakes were offered to the public. The Dutch real estate investment company Corio owns 46.9% of the public shares. [4]
Akmerkez is visited by nearly 36,000–38,000[ clarification needed] visitors on weekdays and 50,000 over the weekends. [3] The number of visitors reached around 1.5 million per month, [4] [5] or 14 million a year. It is reported that the average visiting time is with three and half hours over the world average. [2]
The shopping mall started to host art exhibitions and events with works of significants artists in 2002. [3] [5]
In 2008, a renovation project for the shopping mall was announced. [6] Between 2013 and 2014, it underwent a complete renovation, which cost more than € 20 million. [1] [2] [7]