Istanbul Cevahir

The Istanbul Cevahir Shopping and Entertainment Centre (Turkish: İstanbul Cevahir Alışveriş Merkezi), also known as the Şişli Culture and Trade Centre (Şişli Kültür ve Ticaret Merkezi), is a modern shopping mall located on the Büyükdere Avenue in the Şişli district of Istanbul, Turkey. Opened on 15 October 2005, Istanbul Cevahir was the largest shopping mall in Europe in terms of gross leasable area between 2005 and 2011, and is one of the largest in the world.^[1][2]

Istanbul Cevahir

Interior of the Cevahir Shopping Mall
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates	41°03′46″N 28°59′35″E
Address	Büyükdere Cad. No. 22 Şişli, Istanbul
Opening date	15 October 2005; 19 years ago (15 October 2005)
Developer	Cevahirler Group
Management	Pradera Limited
Owner	St Martins Property Group Nurettin Kurt
Architect	Minori Yamasaki, Can Yavuzarslan
No. of stores and services	343 shops 48 restaurants 12 cinemas 1 show stage 1 bowling hall 1 roller coaster
Total retail floor area	420,000 m2 (4,521,000 sq ft) total floor area; 110,000 m2 (1,184,000 sq ft) rentable retail area.
No. of floors	6
Parking	2,500 vehicles
Website	istanbulcevahir.com

History

The architectural design was begun by Minori Yamasaki, who died in 1986, and carried on by Turkish British architect Can Yavuzarslan.^[3]

Istanbul Cevahir was built on a 62,475 m² (672,000 sq ft) land plot^[4] at a cost of US$250 million.

Facilities

The complex has a total floor area of 420,000 m² (4,521,000 sq ft) and a gross leasable area of 110,000 m² (1,184,000 sq ft) for shops and restaurants.^[5]

The six retail floors of the shopping centre house 343 shops (some of which are the first in Turkey to sell certain international brands); 34 fast food restaurants and 14 full-service restaurants.

Other facilities include a large stage for shows and other events, the eleven-screen Paribu Cineverse Cevahir multicinema with c.2,400 seats,^[6] a bowling alley, a small roller coaster and several other entertainment facilities.

The building's 2,500 m² (26,910 sq ft) glass roof carries the second biggest clock in the world, with three-metre (10-foot) high digits.^{[citation needed]}

The four-story, 71,000-square-metre^[4] (764,000-square-foot) car park has space for 2,500 cars.^[5]

Tenants

As of late 2024, tenants included:

• Major department stores Boyner, Özdilek, and Vakko Boutique
• Jumbo hypermarket, Migros
• Sports megastore Decathlon
• Turkish fashion brands incl. Altınyıldız Classics, Beymen Business, Colins, DeFacto, İpekyol, Mavi, Ramsey, and Tudors
• Spanish fashion brands incl. Bershka, Mango, Massimo Dutti, Pull&Bear, Zara, and Zara Home
• International brands incl. Adidas, Aldo, Benetton, Beverly Hills Polo Club, Birkenstock, The Body Shop, Bosch, Calzedonia, Columbia Sportswear, The Gap, Intimissimi, Jack & Jones, Marks & Spencer, Oleg Cassini, Oysho, Puma, Reebok, Rossmann, Samsonite, Samsung, Sephora, Siemens, Skechers, Stradivarius, Swarovski, Tefal, Tommy Hilfiger, U.S. Polo Assn., Victoria’s Secret, Watsons, and Yves Rocher.^[7]

Debenhams opened two stores in Istanbul, one in the Mall of Istanbul in 2014^[8] and in Istanbul Cevahir. Both closed in 2017.^[9][10]

Gallery

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  Interior panorama of Istanbul Cevahir
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  Cevahir mall exterior
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  Cevahir mall exterior
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  Cevahir mall interior
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  Cevahir mall interior
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  Cevahir mall playground

See also

• List of shopping malls in Istanbul
• Some 100 pictures in gallery