Carousel Shopping Center
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| Location | Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Opening date | September 29, 1995 |
| Developed by | Baymer |
| Land area (m²) | 11,560 |
| Total enclosed area (m²) | 76,500 |
| Gross leasable area (m²) | 24,400 |
| Market (m²) | Migros (5,271) |
| Number of stores | 107 |
| Number of FF/Rest/Cafe | 15 |
| Anchor tenants (m²) | Atalar (560) Marks&Spencer (531) Megavizyon (830) Mothercare (603) Mudo City (992) Polo Garage (629) TeknoSA (542) Toys R Us (3,271) |
| Entertainment | 4 movie halls (700 seats) |
| Parking lot capacity | 750 |
| Homepage | www.carousel.com.tr |
Carousel Shopping Center, opened in 1995, is a modern shopping mall
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
located in the Bakırköy
Bakirköy
This article is about a neighbourhood in IstanbulBakırköy is a neighborhood, municipality and district on the European side of İstanbul, Turkey. The quarter is densely populated, has a residential character and is inhabited by a middle class population...
district of Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
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
International Council of Shopping Centers
Founded in 1957, the International Council of Shopping Centers is the global trade association of the shopping center industry. Its 60,000 members in the U.S., Canada and more than 80 other countries include shopping center owners, developers, managers, marketing specialists, investors, lenders,...
(ICSC).