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KIRMIZI Ero Center (Beyoglu Branch)
Open 09:00 am-20.30 pm
Address: Istiklal Caddesi No 99 Kat 1 Beyoglu
Phone: +90 (212) 292 3 292 local call: 292 3 292
Mecidiyekoy Branch:
Akinci Bayiri Sok. Kesmen Han No:2 Kat 1 no:1 Mecidiyekoy
Istanbul has been a shopper's paradise for more than 1,500 years, famed as
the trading point connecting the Silk Road from China with Europe.
Here are major shopping spots of Istanbul
GRAND BAZAAR
The Grand
bazaar (Locally known as Kapali Carsi-Covered Bazaar) is a labyrinth of
hundreds of streets accommodating thousands of shops near the old city.
Main entrance of the bazaar is from Beyazit district. Grand Bazaar could
mainly be recommended for tourist shopping or buying souvenirs. Shops
selling same kind of products are gathered along the same street
usually. For example, there are streets composed of shops selling only
leather, carpets, jewelers, silver, tourist souvenirs, handcrafts, textile
products, bags, belts, pottery etc.
SULTANAHMET
Sultanahmet is the town at the heart of the old city housing the most
famous tourist attraction of Istanbul. The town is also famous with many
carpet shops exhibiting the best selections of hand made Turkish carpets,
rugs and kilims. Traditional Turkish carpets are most famous in the world
with their designs reflecting the pure and innocent feelings of the
eastern people. Some of these carpets are masterpieces of art competing
with the paintings of Renaissance painters.
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Sultanahmet
ISTIKLAL
CADDESI
The
central street of the town of Beyoglu, starting from Taksim square, ending
at Tunel district. This street is closed to the traffic all the way and
divides the night life area into two, where most of the gay venues
are also dotted around. The shops along the street are mostly dress
shops selling fashion products of
different kind and quality. There are also various restaurants, a
few leather shops, bookshops, music shops along the street. The night life
is mainly on the narrow side streets connecting to Istiklal.
CUKURCUMA
Cukurcuma is a part of Beyoglu district that sometimes fell prey to time
but always regained its popularity. Even if it is known as a center where
old objects of the Ottomans are collected, it is actually the meeting
point for antique lovers While walking around Cukurcuma you see that each
antique shop has a different style. Designs of shops and objects reveal
inner worlds of their owners. At the same time periodical changes in
Cukurcuma cause changes in objects that are purchased and sold.
NISANTASI
The up-market shopping
district of Istanbul. You can find the most famous brand names of the
world such as Mango, Armani, Gucci, Hugo Boss
as well the most trendy local fashion shops competing with them in
quality and style in this area. Neighborhood of Tesvikye/Nisantasi is
where Turkey’s top designers have their outlets. Good streets to try are
those around Valikonagi Caddesi and Abdi Ipekçi Caddesi. Turkey is a major textile
producer and exporter in the world. The most famous fashion brand names
are also being produces in their factories in Turkey.
SHOPPING
MALLS
There are many shops and fashion boutiques at different malls in
several districts. In these malls you can easily find modern shopping items
at very attractive rates besides well-known brands from fashion centers of
the world.
Akmerkez:
Located
near Etiler district. In
1995, ICSC honored Akmerkez with the "European Shopping Center"
The Akmerkez complex covers an area of 180,000 m² and is comprised of a
four-storey shopping area, with two towers offering 14 and 17 stories of
office space, and a third tower with 24 stories of residential areas Metrocity:
Metrocity, opened on April 30, 2003, is a modern shopping mall in the
finance and business quarter of 1. Levent in Istanbul, Turkey with a
direct connection to 1. Levent subway station. (4th station from Taksim)
The complex is comprised of a 24-storey office tower and two residential
buildings, each having 26 floors.
Metrocity features 140 stores offering international and domestic labels,
variety of restaurants and cafeterias on 4 floors with a covered area of
60,000 m²
Kanyon:
Located at 4. Levent quarter. Fourth Subway station
from Taksim. Right at the heart of Istanbul’s hustle and bustle, a new
concept has awakened, turning heads, inspiring gasps of wonder, and
changing notions of what contemporary urban life can look like. Kanyon’s
four winding retail levels offer unique views of a shifting landscape as
well as a passageway to some of the world’s best brands. It is defines as
modern Grand Bazaar by some people.
Profilo:Located in Mecidiyekoy district. The Profilo Shopping
Center which comprises a large number of facilities, from food to apparel,
from stationery to jewelry stores, and from souvenir shops to banks, is
rendering services to its visitors in a closed area of 100.000 m2 in Mecidiyekoy
Cevahir: Cevahir Shopping Centre, opened on October 15, 2005, is
a modern shopping and entertainment center located in the Mecidiyekoy
district of Istanbul, Turkey. Cevahir Mall is the largest shopping mall in
Europe, and the second largest shopping mall in the world.1. It is at the
second station from Taksim by subway.
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