Atirus Shopping Center

Atirus Shopping Center
Atirus AVM
Location Büyükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey
Opening date December 17, 2005
Developer Kapıcıoğlu Co.
No. of stores and services 80
No. of anchor tenants 7
Total retail floor area 56,000 m² (total enclosed area)
No. of floors 3
Website wikipedia

Atirus Shopping Center (Turkish: Atirus AVM), opened on December 17, 2005, is a modern shopping mall located in the suburban district of Büyükçekmece in Istanbul, Turkey. It is named after the location, which was called Atirus in the ancient times.[1]

Constructed by Kapıcıoğlu Company, the earthquake-proof building cost 54 million (approx. $40 million as of 2005). It is situated on the busy highway D-100 , which runs from Istanbul westwards through Büyükçekmece. The mall houses 80 stores, one Migros hypermarket and a food court with fast-food restaurants in an area of 56,000 m2 (600,000 sq ft) on three floors. There is also place for 63 offices. The parking lot has a capacity of 700 cars. Around 1,000 service people are employed in the property.[1]

84 independent units of the shopping mall are owned by Kapıcıoğlu Co. while 66 units belong to the Büyükçekmece Municipality.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Büyükçekmece'nin eski adı 'Atirus'u açtılar". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2005-12-18. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  2. "Atirus AVM'dedki 40 Dükkan İcradan Satılık". Haberdar (in Turkish). 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2013-05-16.


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