Atirus Shopping Center

Atirus Shopping Center
Atirus Alışveriş Merkezi
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 (600,000 sq ft) (total enclosed area)
No. of floors	3
Website	atirus.com.tr

Atirus Shopping Center (Turkish: Atirus Alışveriş Merkezi), 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

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

[h-1] "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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