Carousel Shopping Center ( tr, Carousel Alışveriş ve Yaşam Merkezi), opened in 1995, is a modern
shopping mall
A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...
located in the
Bakırköy
Bakırköy is a neighbourhood, municipality and district on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. The quarter is densely populated, has a residential character and is inhabited by an upper middle class population. The municipality of Bakırköy ...
district of
Istanbul
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,
Turkey
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.
The shopping center with its 76,500 m² area has 117 shops, fast food restaurants, cafeterias, entertainment center and movie theaters. There are 7 elevators and 12 escalators providing easy access to 1.5 million visitors monthly. Car parking is free for the shoppers.
Its attractions include discussion panels, music recitals, an art gallery where exhibitions by both amateur and professional artists are held, book-signing sessions by famous authors, and special weeks featuring different countries.
In 1996, Carousel was honored with "Jean-Louis Solal Marketing Award" of the
International Council of Shopping Centers
The International Council of Shopping Centers, doing business as ICSC, is the global trade association of what it calls the "Marketplaces Industry" (i.e., shopping centers, shopping malls, and all other retail real estate). Founded in 1957, it fe ...
(ICSC).
See also
*
List of shopping malls in Istanbul
This is a list of notable historical and modern shopping malls in Istanbul, Turkey.
Historical
* Grand Bazaar (1461), Fatih
* Egyptian Bazaar (1660), Fatih
Modern
GLA = Gross leasable area
*Akasya, Üsküdar, GLA
* Akmerkez (1993), Etile ...
References
* From the Grand Bazaar to the modern shopping centers in Turkey. Turkish Council of Shopping Centers & Retailers (AMPD)
External links
Official websiteInternational Council of Shopping Centers
Shopping malls in Istanbul
Bakırköy
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