This is a list of notable historical and modern shopping malls in Istanbul, Turkey.
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This is a list of notable historical and modern shopping malls in Istanbul, Turkey.
GLA = Gross leasable area
| Name | Year opened | District | Neighborhood | GLA (m2) | Sources | Anchors | |||
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| Beymen | Boyner | Vakko | Other | ||||||
| Akasya | 2014 | Acıbadem | Üsküdar | 80,000 | [1] [2] [3] [4] | Vakko | |||
| Akmerkez | 1993 | Etiler | Beşiktaş | 35,000 | [5] | Vakko | |||
| Aqua Florya mall | Şenlikköy | Bakırköy | [6] | Beymen |
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| Atirus Shopping Center | 2005 | Fatih | Büyükçekmece | 56,000 | [7] | ||||
| Ataköy A Plus Shopping Center | 2010 | Ataköy | Bakırköy | 97,332 | [8] | Beymen |
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| Capitol Shopping Center | 1993 | Altunizade | Üsküdar | 73,000 | Boyner | ||||
| Carousel Shopping Center | 1995 | Zeytinlik | Bakırköy | 76,500 | |||||
| CarrefourSA Maltepe Park | 2005 | Cevizli | Maltepe | 71,000 | Boyner | ||||
| Forum Istanbul | Kocatepe | Bayrampaşa | 176,380 | [9] | Boyner | ||||
| Galataport | 2021 | Karaköy (Galata) | Beyoğlu | 400,000 | [10] | Beymen |
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| Galleria Ataköy | 1987 | Ataköy | Bakırköy | 77,906 | [13] | ||||
| Istanbul Cevahir | 2005 | 19 Mayıs | Şişli | 110,000 | [14] | Boyner | |||
| İstinye Park | 2007 | İstinye | Sarıyer | 242,000 | Beymen | Boyner | Vakko | ||
| Kanyon | 2006 | Levent | Beşiktaş | 37,500 | |||||
| MetroCity AVM | 2003 | Levent | Beşiktaş | 52,000 | |||||
| Metropol Istanbul mall | Ertuğrul | Ataşehir | 104,146 | [15] | Beymen 1,865 m2 | Boyner 6,600 m2 |
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| Marmara Forum | Osmaniye | Bakırköy | 135,000 | [9] | Boyner | ||||
| Marmara Park | 2012 | Esenyurt | 100,000 | [16] | |||||
| Olivium Outlet Center | 2000 | Beştelsiz | Zeytinburnu | 29,211 | |||||
| Profilo Shopping Center | 1998 | Mecidiyeköy | Şişli | 15,963 | [17] | ||||
| Tepe Nautilus | 2002 | Acıbadem | Kadıköy | 154,332 | |||||
| Torium | Turgut Özal Mahallesi E-5 Üzeri | Esenyurt | 90,000 | [9] | |||||
| Vadistanbul | Ayazağa | Sarıyer | Beymen | Boyner | Vakko | ||||
| Zorlu Center | 2013 | Levazım | Beşiktaş | 615,882* | Beymen | Vakko | |||
* including non-retail
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