Trump Towers Istanbul are two conjoined towers in Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey. One of the towers is an office tower, and the other a residential tower, consisting of over 200 residences. The complex also holds a shopping mall with some 80 shops and a multiplex cinema. They are the first Trump Towers built on the European continent. The property developer is Turkish billionaire

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, in a license-partnership with American businessman (later U.S. President)

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. His daughter

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took part in the promotion and sales of the residences in 2007, 2008 and 2009, and attended the April 2012 launch with her father Donald Trump and Turkish Prime Minister (later President)

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. Many businesses based in Europe and the Middle East occupy the complex, which was designed by

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architect Brigitte Weber. The original license holder was

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-based developer Adi Chabli. Chabli originally brought Trump to Turkey and held the license, prior to negotiating and subsequently transferring it to

Doğan Holding Doğan Holding is amongst the biggest conglomerates in Turkey operating in the energy, media, industry, trade, insurance and tourism industries. Founded by Aydın Doğan who still is a major shareholder, the company is led by his daughter Begümh ...

. The residential tower includes the only collective wine cellar in Turkey, the cellar being built by Focus Wine Cellars. Among the buildings' prominent tenants is Iranian-born businessman Reza Zarrab.

Trump name controversy

The Turkish owner of the building,

, who pays

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for the right to use their brand name, was reported in December 2015 to be exploring legal means to dissociate the property, following U.S. presidential candidate Trump's call to "temporarily ban Muslims from specific countries from entering the United States". In December 2015, Trump stated in a radio interview that he had a "conflict of interest" in dealing with Turkey because of his property, saying "I have a little conflict of interest, because I have a major, major building in Istanbul ... It’s called Trump Towers. Two towers, instead of one. Not the usual one, it’s two. And I’ve gotten to know Turkey very well." In August 2018, Aytun Ciray, general secretary of the Iyi Party, a major opposition party in Turkey, called on the government of President Erdoğan to "seize the Trump Towers” in protest of the Trump Administration's declaration of sanctions on Turkey's Ministers of Justice and the Interior.

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* Twin towers Şişli Buildings and structures in Istanbul Residential skyscrapers in Istanbul Skyscrapers in Istanbul Office buildings in Turkey Shopping malls in Istanbul 2010 establishments in Turkey Skyscraper office buildings in Turkey Donald Trump real estate {{Turkey-struct-stub

Trump name controversy

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